10 Dead In Colorado Theater Shooting

[longbarrel]

Society has done a wonderful job of brow beating the urge to fight back out of many of our youth. Why do you think our kids are taught at school to tattle about bullying intead of standing up to them.

***** ass parents

 

[netsecurity]

No, everyone was not. The interviews in the media and what I am hearing on WLS, people were all around him.



One person tried to block the door. The others sat there and waited to be shot.

He came in, fired into the ceiling and then threw the smoke device. The girl on WLS stated that he shot over the front rows and the brass hit her in the head. She said that people could reach out and touch him.

The sound of the guns alone should have made it difficult to get close to the shooter without the equivalent of a "flashbang effect" (ringing ears, blindess, head pain), let alone the lead ...

 

[gunowner930]

The sound of the guns alone should have made it difficult to get close to the shooter without the equivalent of a "flashbang effect" (ringing ears, blindess, head pain), let alone the lead ...

Noise and chaos would actually be favorable for one to get close enough to the shooter to get him to the ground. There are many immediate worries and dangers in this scenario. Ringing ears and headaches are not among the worries, dangers, and threat at hand.

 

[Expat]

Adults? Doesn't matter. My nephews know what to do and the oldest is 14.

No one is teaching kids to resist. This needs to change.

If young males show any spirit of resistance we drug them.

 

[foszoe]

I am used to hearing about the guy, his weapons, and the carnage, but what I would like to know is IF there were any CCW permit holders in the audience? Were any of them carrying? How many left their weapons at home BECAUSE of the no gun signs posted on the property?

 

[foszoe]

Probably just minutes. Someone here in this topic gave an idea that he was in the theater, left through the back door to prop it open, and get his stuff. He probably went and got his car.

Shouldn't that action set off an alarm worthy of some investigation?

 

[netsecurity]

I am used to hearing about the guy, his weapons, and the carnage, but what I would like to know is IF there were any CCW permit holders in the audience? Were any of them carrying? How many left their weapons at home BECAUSE of the no gun signs posted on the property?

I hope the news provides these answers and Simon takes responsibility for disarming citizens, and they get sued for it. The shooter came in the back door, so it goes to show you how good their policies work to keep guns out!

 

[Sylvain]

I am used to hearing about the guy, his weapons, and the carnage, but what I would like to know is IF there were any CCW permit holders in the audience? Were any of them carrying? How many left their weapons at home BECAUSE of the no gun signs posted on the property?

I cant believe that nobody fired at the gunman if they were carrying, but it's possible that some left their gun in the car or at home because of this "no gun sign" that for some reasons the killer ignored.

 

[Excalibur]

I am used to hearing about the guy, his weapons, and the carnage, but what I would like to know is IF there were any CCW permit holders in the audience? Were any of them carrying? How many left their weapons at home BECAUSE of the no gun signs posted on the property?

As many of us believe, don't pay attention to no gun signs when it isn't a law. We are now justified more than ever. More of us show carry and train well to prepare

 

[Expat]

I am used to hearing about the guy, his weapons, and the carnage, but what I would like to know is IF there were any CCW permit holders in the audience? Were any of them carrying? How many left their weapons at home BECAUSE of the no gun signs posted on the property?

I told the wife that I couldn't imagine a midnight showing around here without several weapons being in the audience.

 

[CX1]

Again three teenage boys from the nearby BJJ training hall, or even a couple of high school football players, could have stopped this.

No one in the media is asking the obvious, why no fighting back? No bum rush? No grabbing his ankles? No blind side tackle?

One guy tried to block the door, one guy. The theatre was packed. This fight should have been within sexual range very quickly.

No one fought back. This should be very disturbing.

Are you positive no one fought back? According to reports there were active duty servicemen killed and injured in the incident. Could just random luck they were hit, but could be they were attempting to take the shooter down.

U.S. troops were among the casualties in the shooting rampage at the Colorado movie theater, including a sailor who was listed as unaccounted for, the Pentagon said Friday. The Defense Department released a statement that said one sailor was injured and another one, known to have been at the theater, was unaccounted for. Two airmen were wounded in the incident, it said.

Source: Suspect told police he was 'the Joker' – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

 

[netsecurity]

CNN:

[Updated 1:38 p.m. ET] A National Rifle Association spokeswoman says a callous-seeming Twitter message Friday morning was posted by a staffer who hadn't heard about the shooting.

"Good morning, shooters. Happy Friday! Weekend plans?" read the tweet, from the pro-gun group's American Rifleman journal's account.

That has nothing to do with the story. They just included it to take a pot shot at gun owners. What a bunch of A-holes.

 

[Sylvain]

I told the wife that I couldn't imagine a midnight showing around here without several weapons being in the audience.

Do you think this guy knew that nobody would be armed with guns in the audience?
Maybe he actually thought that people could be armed and it's why he had a bulltetproof vest on, maybe it was just part of the character like the gaz mask if he actually didn't use gaz.

 

[Excalibur]

CNN:

[Updated 1:38 p.m. ET] A National Rifle Association spokeswoman says a callous-seeming Twitter message Friday morning was posted by a staffer who hadn't heard about the shooting.

"Good morning, shooters. Happy Friday! Weekend plans?" read the tweet, from the pro-gun group's American Rifleman journal's account.

That has nothing to do with the story. They just included it to take a pot shot at gun owners. What a bunch of A-holes.

I know, CNN just love to take things out of context

 

[netsecurity]

I know, CNN just love to take things out of context

And ABC was going after the Tea Party. These guys are just the worst kind of human beings, besides people like the shooter of course!

 

[netsecurity]

It appears to me that the shooter was completely delusional. He captured the violence of the Joker well, like in the last Batman movie. Throwing gas, mass murder, inspiring fear, and most of all CHAOS. That was the theme of the last movie right? It sounds like something the Joker would do, so I think this guy thought he would inspire chaos everywhere, like in the last Batman movie... sad.

 

[PeaShooter]

It appears to me that the shooter was completely delusional. He captured the violence of the Joker well, like in the last Batman movie. Throwing gas, mass murder, inspiring fear, and most of all CHAOS. That was the theme of the last movie right? It sounds like something the Joker would do, so I think this guy thought he would inspire chaos everywhere, like in the last Batman movie... sad.

There are reports out now that he had painted his hair red and told the police that "I am the Joker" when apprehended. I think that you will find a very disturbed man when all of this is said and done.

 

[Westside]

BO has just ordered all flags to fly at half staff till Wednesday because of this tragedy.
Obama Orders Flags at Half-Staff - Local News - Washington, DC - Washington D.C. - NBCNews.com

I really don't think this warrants such a thing. what do others think?

 

[EdC]

"Could an Armed Person Have Stopped the Aurora Shooting? A Second Opinion"

Good article from Slate Magazine, interview with firearms safety instructor:

Could an Armed Person Have Stopped the Aurora Shooting? A Second Opinion.

Quote from the end of the article:

"Again, though -- the theater was a gun-free zone. 'That's where the chickens go,' said Block. 'They go to where people are unarmed.' The shooter made a series of smart tactical decisions that minimized the risk of anyone stopping him.'"

 

[netsecurity]

BO has just ordered all flags to fly at half staff till Wednesday because of this tragedy.
Obama Orders Flags at Half-Staff - Local News - Washington, DC - Washington D.C. - NBCNews.com

I really don't think this warrants such a thing. what do others think?

Yes, I think so. This was one of the worst shootings in our history.