Just an idea I had (I'm not American BTW)
Would outlawing all guns apart from handguns in the US be a good thing? It wouldn't be impossible for criminals to get assault rifles but it will be harder for them, chances are most people who want to shoot someone would use their legal pistol, wouldn't take out nearly as many people as someone with a full auto rifle, and people could defend themselves easier.
Discuss, and tell me if my idea is good or bad :)
Oh, and apologies for making yet another gun law thread :)
UPDATE: The shooter in today's school shooting used an M16 as well as two handguns
[Edited on 12.14.2012 3:52 PM PST]