12 shot dead at movie theater

[hairlesswookiee]

Most people say "oh I'm fine with hunting rifles, it's those damn machine guns". They don't know, from a ballistic stand point, that your hunting rifles fire a much more lethal round at a higher velocity.

This. Or if you're like me and have one of those .22lr AR-15 and chuckle when people assume that it's an "assault rifle." Seriously, the DC Sniper scared me more than any of the other shooting incidents. The fact that at any given moment you'd be dead without even seeing it coming (might be a blessing).

 

[devilof76]

That said, if I was a movie goer and had a chance to take a shot, I would

And there are people who would prefer that you did not have the chance. #1 being the guy shooting up a movie theater.

He was counting on it, and he was right to.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

https://rense.com/general9/gunlaw.htm

Oh snap!! I provided a link about this city earlier in this thread (or another thread like this one that popped up today).

 

[hoodonit00]

I understand the logic-- I merely question the validity of it. It seems like an outdated possibility... maybe in 1812 it was something to consider-- 2012 would seem to be a different time.

At least half of the population of the US would disagree with your statement.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

And there are people who would prefer that you did not have the chance.

Good point. My wife just asked me what I would've done if this happened to us in the theater. I told her I'd throw her down, and push her ass as fast as possible. She was surprised, and asked why I wouldn't shoot at the guy. I replied that because of the possibility of hitting someone else, or even one of the little kids, that I would only shoot at the person if I saw them directly coming towards us.

 

[devilof76]

What if you saw his back turned to you with a clear line of fire?

 

[Niltusk]

damn, I did a search for gun homicides and that is what came up. My bad.

Not your bad, crossing the two datas just makes a stronger point of what you are saying.

If another country with tigther restrictions has less gun homicides, but higher homicide rates overall, just shows getting rid of the guns does nothing

 

[hairlesswookiee]

What if you saw his back turned to you with a clear line of fire?

That's a big if. Too dark, lots of people running around screaming, and given his body armor I'd have to be awfully precise. If it was just me in there, absolutely.

 

[devilof76]

But the running around screaming is moving away from him.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

But the running around screaming is moving away from him.

And more than likely in front of me, or into me. I'm trying to avoid sounding like one of those "keyboard commandos," but if I had a shot I probably would take it.

 

[crows]

what makes absolutely no sense to me is that, this guy, as a batman fan, saying he is the joker, why would he ruin people's watching of dark knight rises? what a stupid a##hole moron, Wouldn't you want for people to see this movie?

 

[Spartan Rex]

what makes absolutely no sense to me is that, this guy, as a batman fan, saying he is the joker, why would he ruin people's watching of dark knight rises? what a stupid a##hole moron, Wouldn't you want for people to see this movie?

Wow.
You're right, he should've waited til the movie was over.
Get a clue man, he was deranged.

 

[EXOTICLEX]

He used a shotgun, AR-15 and a handgun. He rigged his apt to explode. Buddy has issues.

 

[EXOTICLEX]

So they still haven't entered the apt.

 

[EXOTICLEX]

Why did he tell the police about the boobytrapped apt?

 

[The Josh]

Why am I not surprised the turn this thread took?

 

[crows]

Wow.
You're right, he should've waited til the movie was over.
Get a clue man, he was deranged.

no my point is, why hurt other batman fans, that's so stupid, why the theater showing dark knight rises... where other Joker fans might be...

why didn't he just go to Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection theater or something

 

[CelticPredator]

^ Because no one is at Medea. Everyone is at TDKR. It's the most anticipated film of the year.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

no my point is, why hurt other batman fans, that's so stupid, why the theater showing dark knight rises... where other Joker fans might be...

why didn't he just go to Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection theater or something

Because this might make sense and explain what happened.

 

[steven.giunta]

Are you people serious,"if I had a shot I would take it"I can almost garentee whether you had a gun or not you probly would ran for the door.I would have.something like this happens so fast that most people probly never saw the shooter.it was a dark movie theater and you think you can aim and hit 1 guy while everyone around you is panicking.not possible.your gonna end up shooting and killing an inocent person.