defconw, I feel very good about keeping my guns and I feel very bad about those precious little girls getting raped and murdered by a madman. It makes me sick to know that any child has to go through the evil that adults do to them. That said, it was NOT the guns that killed them, but rather it was a madman. Responsible gun owners don't do this kind of thing. IF people are determined to kill, and they don't have access to guns, they will do it with explosives, swords, knives, baseball bat, etc., because THEY want to kill. The weapons they use is NOT the problem!
Even if "every" gun in America were banned and given up by law abiding citizens, criminals would never give up their guns. That's because they're criminals and that's what criminals do. They break the law. The only difference is that if a man came to my house to rob and rape me, I would have NO way to defend myself. It's only a matter of time before terrorists are going to start attacking Americans again, and we have to have a way to protect ourselves and our loved ones, or in another "Katrina" fiasco, Americans have the right to defend ourselves. You saw how the government was unable to protect the citizens in New Orleans.
IMO, there is another answer to these school shootings. Locks! As soon as the bell rings, the administration needs to lock all outside doors. As soon as each class period changes, those rooms need to be locked during school too. THAT will keep any nut case from entering the school like the last two killers did. It may not be the perfect answer, but it would be a lot less expensive and a way to make kids much more secure, and they could do that right NOW! It would also give school security a better chance to spot someone or something that signals danger. They would be in the halls during class change to make sure kids are safe then too.