Lets roll!

Why would anyone go to see it at midnight? Why indeed would they go at all?

excellent point.... he's home, snug in bed at that hour

Gunner Asch wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

End result. they're dead now. No undo. Some laws should not be followed. Laws which go against logic. Just because something is made a law, does NOT make it a just/right law. Following it becuase it's a law, until you can "change" it, is the sheeple mentality. And as you can see, that can get you killed these days.

Sad part is, the 'hero' might spend his life in prison for doing the right thing to save his life or others.

Because it was the first showing. It's a common occurrence for "blockbusters".

Why do you come here?

Most folks have an imagination and are social and don't sit home under a black cloud reciting a list of all of the things they hate...

G. Morgan wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@Osama-is-dead.net:

While certainly possible, because they've broken the law by keeping themselves armed; I wouldn't think any district attorney in that area would follow thru if he had saved lives.

Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.

I'm not trying to make lite of what happened either. I'm deeply saddened by the individuals acts. No reason to have shot those people.

So, so true.

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Sad part is, the 'hero' might spend his life in prison for doing the right thing to save his life or others.

Then it's a good thing you don't own a gun.

I can easily imagine a DA prosecuting armed citizen who saved lives.

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While certainly possible, because they've broken the law by keeping themselves armed; I wouldn't think any district attorney in that area would follow thru if he had saved lives.

Hate to a agree with Evan but on this one he's right.

Approximately 120 rounds fired..... "suspect" hit four times; finger, toe & shoulder.

cheers Bob

It's an "opening night event"...... people do it so they can be among the first to see a new movie.

I did it YEARS ago (like 20) with my wife & kids to see Dick Tracy....the theater gave out T-shirts. It's called 'fun'.

Now that I'm old, I don't do that sort of thing so much.

cheers Bob

The key word is might. It is worthwhile to review the circumstances:

(1) It was dark (pitch black).

(2) The area was packed with people.

(3) The shooter was wearing full body armor and a gas mask.

(4) The shooter had just thrown at least one tear gas grenade, and many of the people in the immediate area were having trouble even breathing, let alone seeing the shooter to get a sight picture, even with a red dot laser sight.

(5) Many of the people thought it was some sort of publicity stunt at the start.

(6) When you are with your family in a movie you are not in the "psyched up" combat mode (or if you are, you need counseling and/or meds before you have a heart attack or stroke).

(7) The typical concealed carry weapon is a 32/380 or at most a 9 mm, any of which is highly doubtful to make much of an impression on a pumped up shooter, possibly on drugs, wearing body armor. A high energy/high penetration weapon/round effective against body armor and/or with sufficient "knock down", such as a FMJ 38 super automatic (CIP designation) would have extreme danger of over penetration and ricochet in a dense movie crowd.

(8) IMNSHO -- given the uncertain circumstances and great danger of collateral damage, even a SWAT trained professional would have hesitated to open fire, and would have difficulty in target acquisition.

FWIW -- I am reposting below an earlier observation about the laxity of investigation from an epistemological standpoint, ==>given the increasing frequency, magnitude and total illogic of recent shooting and assault incidents. This incident, particularly on top of other recent incidents, given the detailed preparations and planning, is far past a "shit happens" explication. Is the CDC involved in epidemiological analysis of these incidents, and if not, why not?and more importantly unknown

This isn't the UK.

Is there a difference?

Actually citizens shoot more than double the bad guys police do, while police shoot 6 times as many innocent bystanders as citizens do.

Only if he was an ignorant moron like you And when on considers that citizens, while shooting more than double the number of criminals than the police , only shoot 1/6 the number of innocent bystanders than the police.

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in news:M4YOr.177069$ snipped-for-privacy@news.usenetserver.com:

Of course. You don't know how to quote and respond, so I can imagine you're imagination is wild. Peter pan wild.

Learn to quote properly.. Signatures go at the bottom of your messages...

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You're using a client that can do this. You're actually doing this stupid shit by hand.

Many moons ago, I've been to a few showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight. And they were a lot of fun. Particularly when you have a girlfriend who is an actress and has access to cool costumes.