[Pontiac]

MSNBC anchors are claiming that teachers armed with handguns would be unable to stop a school shooter because rifles shoot “three times faster.”

The only time the speed of the projectile matters is when you are talking distance travelled.

The effective distance of your average pistol round is going to be a maximum of 100 yards and when counting in accuracy in a combat situation probably 50 yards (or substantially less with a shooter with little training).

A rifle bullet can be expected to be effective out to 400 yards or more.

The rifle has a big advantage when distance to the target becomes factor. The longer the distance to the target the more advantage the rifle has over the hand gun. The higher speed of the rifle bullet means it can travel a longer distance while still carrying sufficient kinetic energy to be effective.

In a school shooting situation, the distance to the target would be unlikely to be greater than 20 yards and in most cases would be under 10 yards.

So the relative speed of the bullet is unimportant to this debate.

The real question is; if the school shooter does not meet any armed resistance at all what is to stop him from killing students and teachers until he exhausts his supply of ammunition?

[SpinnerWebb]

if the school shooter does not meet any armed resistance

You fail to understand. There are laws that prevent a shooter in a school. A school is a gun-free zone. There are background checks and screenings to prevent any shooter from obtaining a firearm. There are already armed guards and deputies ready and willing to assist.

This scenario could never happen in real life. That's why we need to take your firearm away. You just have no need of it.

[Kaslin]

Excellent point.