I am fine with a ban on semi-auto rifles. Hand guns cause more deaths. I am even fine with a ban on all guns. But when reference automatic weapons and barb wire I don't have much to say, but you'd fit right in with most of our politicians.
The fact is, even banning guns, with our current laws, will take time. Getting the votes, passing laws, overpowering lobbyists, going against or amending the Constitution... As you can see, a plethora of huge hurdles to jump through. The cost along of the governmental taking for confiscating guns, not to mention the backlash from many armed citizens would be a mess. Gun control logically has to happen in stages. And with the laws in place, there has to be some compromise, which our politicians and most citizens are unwilling to do. In the interim, I would feel safer if my kids teachers and administrators were trained for a shooter situation. I think training, and secured non-lethal but incapacitating protective devices would be a good stop-gap in the interim. I don't like the idea of conceal carry by teachers, but "gun-free zones" (i.e. targets) in our current environment scares me even more.
We are doing active shooter scenario training at work at the moment, which is a sign of the times i suppose. For me guns for the most part have no place in society, I understand farmers need them, professional shooters but most people have no proper use for them. i'd also like to see the police gradually disarmed (I've seen enough mental health patients nearly grab coppers gun to think it is inevitable.) but that will never happen. I think the UK do it well, most police are unarmed but they have highly trained armed response units to react to dangerous situations.