Breaking News: Shooting at Movie Theater in San Antonio TX.

[Avalux]

No details yet. Mayan Theater on the Southwest side of town. Just occurred, being reported on local news.

[RomneyLies]

1. The gun madness is only going to get worse

[Coyotl]

44. the gunman was shot, but talking to police

SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Police Department are investigating an active shooting at a local movie theater located in the 1900 block of Southwest Military Drive around 9:20 p.m. today.
As of 10:40 p.m. police have not confirmed if a suspect has been arrested, or how many people may have been involved in the shooting at the Santikos Mayan Palace 14 theater complex.
Scanner traffic at the time of the shooting indicated a man suspected of being the gunman was shot, but talking to police. No details have been confirmed by San Antonio police.
Check News 4 WOAI for updates to this story.
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/SAPD-investigating-shooting-at-Mayan-movie-theater/2wFsix5ntU2CDrsHjXx2kQ.cspx

[spanone]

2. oy...

[CraftyGal]

3. Anymore news? n/t

[Avalux]

5. Not yet. I'll update as soon as I hear. n/t

[fujiyama]

4. Ugh. I have friends in that city. And I just got back from the Hobbit tonight.

Goddamit.

I said it earlier, and I'll say it again. We're a nation of damaged goods.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

I need an out. What's a sane country to emigrate to?

[CraftyGal]

6. Canada... n/t

[fujiyama]

17. I left MI partly because the winters are too cold

Oh well, maybe weather will be a sacrifice I'll eventually have to make...

[rustydog]

7. Shooting started outside and moved into the theater

When will this end?

[renie408]

9. Do you have a link?

[rustydog]

21. Just this

http://storify.com/ksatnews/mayan-theater-shooting

[neverforget]

8. Ah jeezus not again

[Terra Alta]

10. Fuck.

This is just insane. Are we going to have these shootings every other day now, until some action is taken?

[Arcanetrance]

11. You gotta be kidding me this is out of hand.

[upi402]

12. I told my kid there'd be copycats

Spot large windows and check that they unlock.
Run like a bastard if there's no lockable solid core door room.
Hiders under desks are easy victims, according to our active shooter plan.

[Barack_America]

14. You're not going to see me in public again until the 22nd at the earliest.

This is disgusting.

[bettyellen]

32. I'm sorry Barrack_A, keep well.

[Avalux]

15. Update: confirmed shooting started outside and moved into lobby.

Occurred at 9:30 pm, witness said she and her friends ran across the street to Denny's. Police have not told reporters anything, no report of injuries.

[nc4bo]

16. So tired. nm

[libdem4life]

19. Well, pray we don't have to hear someone blame it on the Obama supporters for sympathy

...or the media for reporting it ... or the lack of mental health facilities. When people begin to fear being in public places, especially places where profits are made, it will change. And yes, it may mean some new alphabet federal agency like the TSA or FEMA to replace the NRA and the KKK. But it will happen, and high time.

I remember my shock travelling in Barcelona back in the late 70s as a card-carrying pacifist, and rounding a corner as a pedestrian and found myself face to face with a soldier and a gun pointed at about 45 degrees. Not at me, but definitely ready for action at a moment's notice. It was culture shock, but in my mind's eye I now see how maybe they got there.

[marlakay]

43. Your right money talks

nothing will change until companies and stores start losing money….

[Happyhippychick]

20. Too bad they can't carry weapons in Tx. Surely a bystander could have stopped the whole thing.

Oh wait...

[brettdale]

22. cant find a link

with the msm to this story.

[Mass]

24. Here

http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/SAPD-investigating-shooting-at-Mayan-movie-theater/2wFsix5ntU2CDrsHjXx2kQ.cspx

[Speck Tater]

23. +1000

[Avalux]

25. UPDATE: Police confirm one person injured.

There may be multiple shooters; theater on lock down and witnesses being questioned. One man with rifle but may not have been alone.

[elleng]

26. THE MEDIA SHOULD STOP REPORTING THESE.

and YES, I'm SHOUTING.

[nc4bo]

34. After seeing the OP's post, I searched Twitter and found plenty of people tweeting

their comments way before media picked it up. Of course tweets may not be accurate but it's just a matter of time before MSM picks up the news and starts reporting/confirming.

[elleng]

40. True, 'social media' now makes 'silence'

or downplaying these virtually impossible.

[mzmolly]

27. If only Texas had conceal and carr..

oh, wait.

[Iris]

39. "Texas congressman: Principal should have been armed"

http://www.kens5.com/news/Texas-congressman-Principal-should-have-been-armed-for-self-defense-183711981.html


Yep.

[mzmolly]

46. Yes. That way, the Principal could have died with a handgun in her

palm.

[Chorophyll]

28. This is fucking insane.

I'm so done with this. The next person who tells me to "study the issues" every time I say we need gun control can just save their breath.

[Iris]

29. Who would say that? "Study the issues" - if they really studied them, they wouldn't like what they

found, I'd be willing to bet. There is research done on this issue but they don't share it on the Glenn Beck show.

[Chorophyll]

30. Gun-loving DUers, that's who. About five times today.

[Iris]

36. sigh...

It's hard for me to believe I actually came here for solace during the Bush years.

[Chorophyll]

38. It's bizarre.

I get so much great information from DU, but I don't understand how a progressive site can tolerate the gungeoneers.

[RomneyLies]

31. The people from the Right to Kill and Bury Americans group n/t

[apocalypsehow]

33. That is the spot-on best description of "RKBA" I've ever seen: "Right to Kill and Bury Americans"

I'm afraid I'm going to have to borrow that one, because it simply says it all in just the few words of an acronym.

[RomneyLies]

35. I've also been using Right to Kill Babies and Adults recently n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. Oh great.

[Avalux]

41. I'm off to bed, but thankfully, it doesn't appear that anyone was killed.

Still not a lot of information at this time. Goodnight and stay safe everyone.

[MFM008]

42. at the MAYAN?? theater

do you think some of these kooks are loosing it because of 12/21/12 ??????
eat,drink,kill for friday we die?

[Coyotl]

45. Apparently, this is a shooting, not a mass murder situation creating panic (except here).

[libdem4life]

48. So going over this logically, let us say that a parent and a couple of kids go to the mall to shop

Parent is carrying...open or concealed doesn't matter. Gunshsots ring out...parent's first thought is to get the kids to safety...not to whip out his gun and start firing, even if he can see who the shooter is. That is everyone's first thought. But say the kids are now behind a trash can or in a shop. So legal gun owner sets out to do what he's carrying a gun to do ... protect himself and others. What does he do, shoot into the crowd and hope to hit the shooter and not someone else, too? That's manslaughter. Or he injures someone, that's a lawsuit and could cost him everything. It's just not as simple as draw and shoot.

The school situation ... perhaps if the Principal had been trained, but did she have time to go get her gun before he was already in a classroom crowd of kids and adults...now what...shoot him in the back...what if she injuries a child in the process? This is why lots of people don't want to own guns and take our chances, myself included.