Mass Shooting at DK premiere in CO!

[buttslinger]

OMK: First in War, First in Peace, and Fifth in line for the Rush Limbo call-in show.....

[Ryz]

Looks like the people of Colo.......



Were dying to see the Dark Knight.

AWWWWWH YEEEEEAH

[bobvela]

How about we just start by reinstating the assault weapons ban. There is no need to draw the dividing once and for all. As our needs and our technology advances the line will no doubt move to fit the situation.

I triple dog dare you to explain how the previous assault weapons ban would have prevented the shooting.

Go on... do it.

A couple of warnings though...

1. Gun owners/fans such as myself tend to know the law related to such things far better than the average anti-gun bigot (ala seanchai) or zealot (ie Brady Campaign)... let alone the average person (ie you).

2. I just happened to have a conversation this morning with a manager of a local movie theater who was defending the chain's semi-new policy of searching bags (mostly purses) for weapons... never mind the fact that the Aurora shooter didn't carry his weapons in in a bag... and that I just happened to be (fully legally) carrying a revolver in my pocket both the previous night, and during this conversation… and was somehow immune (given current polices of the chain) from said inspection.

Again... go on... prove to all of us how the Assault Weapons Ban (as I've said previously (don't make me link to my discussion of it being a purely cosmetic law)) would have miraculously prevented said shooting.

Be warned... I have forgotten more about the functioning of different firearms and the laws pertaining to them than you know now... or likely will ever know... so you’ve a rather steep hill to climb… but even still... I dare you.

[trish]

First prove I ever claimed that the assault weapons ban would have stopped that particular shooting. Go ahead... do it. Then prove the absence of the ban along with concealed carry and all the other shit the NRA won for Coloradans would have stopped that particular shooting. Go ahead... do... oops wait a minute... it didn't, the shooting happened in spite of all those extra-2nd Amendmentlike "protections". Thank you NRA for making life easier for murderers.

[onmyknees]

OMK: First in War, First in Peace, and Fifth in line for the Rush Limbo call-in show.....

See...now you're getting all excited, and agitated. I suppose that's what the use of the larger text is trying to convey ? Look at me...look at me I'm using larger fonts. I'll somehow inject Rush Limbaugh into the discussion, and that will make my argument more relevent, and then everyone will see I'm right.....That's weak, but predictable. You're a light weight and now matter what size font you use.....
Now really....let's talk man to man......isn't there something more constructive you could be doing with your time? You know you still owe your parents tens of tens of thousands of dollars they shelled out for your college education. Unfortunately or them, for you, and for us, that's an investment that's failed miserably at paying any dividends.

It's probably time to re-direct you back onto to the topic.

[Instrumental]

Wanting to ban "assault weapons" (which if it hasn't been pointed out is just a fabricated buzz word for semi-automatic rifles) shows a lack of understanding about firearms. Despite rifles usually having higher capacity and firing rounds with better long range accuracy, they're probably still less dangerous than handguns due to the simple fact that they aren't concealable.

And Trish, as far as I know, no one was exercising their right to concealed carry in that theater so that is a moot point. Perhaps if someone was utilizing their 2nd amendment rights to the fullest, the shooting wouldn't have been as tragic. Furthermore, depending on the seating capacity of the movie theater, they wouldn't be allowed to carry in there anyway. I know in Michigan, any building that can seat 2500+ people you can't bring a firearm inside it.

The assault weapons ban was easily circumvented by manufacturers and was basically just a ban on whatever looked like a scary weapon.

One thing is for sure it's foolishly naive to expect people to care about what is and isn't legally allowed when they are planning to kill and maim dozens of people. I can see it now, "Aww man, this place doesn't allow firearms inside Massacre canceled."

[trish]

The dude was covered in Kevlar and armor. But yeah, perhaps the NRA's next move should be to lobby that all citizens should carry at all times.

BTW: being able to buy your assault weapons legally over the web sure makes life easier for murderers.

[BBaggins06]

Be warned... I have forgotten more about the functioning of different firearms and the laws pertaining to them than you know now... or likely will ever know... I dare you.

Most people wouldn't be as happy as you are about having Alzheimer's ...

[Faldur]

BTW: being able to buy your assault weapons legally over the web sure makes life easier for murderers.

Your feared "semi-automatic" weapon jammed and was tossed aside. Most of the carnage was inflicted with a shotgun and hand gun.

And you cannot buy an "assault weapon" on the internet in the US. Assault weapons are defined by the US military as one capable of full automatic fire. Any weapon with such capability is forbidden by law for a US citizen to possess.

[trish]

Being able to buy your weapons over the web without background check sure makes life easier for murders. Also makes life harder for prosecutors and enforcement.