Youtube gun enthusiast murdered

[AgingAmerican]

Well, so much for 'guns protect you'.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/keith-ratliff-fpsrussia-dead_n_2439284.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

[Orrex]

1. Out of respect for the dead, I won't point out that he'd have been safe if he'd had access to guns

[AgingAmerican]

2. He did have access to guns

"Authorities found multiple weapons at the scene of the crime, some manufactured by Ratliff himself, WSBTV reports. Investigators have not identified a motive."

The guy lived in Carnesville, Ga.

[Orrex]

3. Yes indeed. Too bad he wasn't armed. Guns might have saved him, just as they save us all.

[AgingAmerican]

5. From his twitter feed...

"@keithratliff
Keith Ratliff
I went to the movies with my pistol in my pocket the whole time I was praying that somebody would try to pull a Batman! #ccw"

He had MULTIPLE guns with him, according to the article.

[Orrex]

6. Not enough guns, apparently. If only he'd had more and more guns.

[AgingAmerican]

7. lol

n/t

[Orrex]

8. .

[Recursion]

4. "Assassinated by the Obama administration" is already appearing in Facebook feeds

The stupid. It hurts.

[AgingAmerican]

16. Sigh....

n/t

[napkinz]

30. I saw one story where they are actually claiming Sandy Hook didn't really happen

a conspiracy theory that President Obama had the whole thing "set up" so he could take away everyone's guns.

(I knew stories like these were going to pop up.)

[flvegan]

9. Homicide, with a wife and a two year old son.

Dance some more for your precious agenda. No, really go on and dance. Embrace the joy it brings you.

[Crunchy Frog]

11. Sounds like the two of them are probably safer with him gone.

Anyway, according to gun nut ideology, he can't be dead because he was armed.

[flvegan]

13. Thank the Gods he was murdered then, right?

Agenda...LOL!

[Crunchy Frog]

21. Just as I'm sure you were hoping

that his two year old would accidentally shoot himself with one of his stray firearms. You're obviously in favor of two year olds playing with guns.

See, I can read things into your posts too.

[flvegan]

22. You think I'd hope, and let me quote you

"that his two year old would accidentally shoot himself..."

And, AND, per your allegations, I'm "in favor of two year olds playing with guns" is that right?

Please answer so I can bury your dumb ass. Be speciific, okay? Thanks for buying in.

[Crunchy Frog]

24. And you think that I "thanked the gods that he was murdered".

You put words in my mouth and I put words in your mouth. I'm sure that my claims about you are as accurate as your claims about me.

[Fumesucker]

14. The dead man had no problem loudly proclaiming his agenda

Indeed, his was one of the most popular of all Youtube channels.

Live for the sword and die by it.

[flvegan]

15. Tell me of the wife and child?

Did they "live for the sword and die by it" and deserve what you've stated?

Be careful you don't get called on that same carpet.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

17. They're probably better off... n/t

[liberal_at_heart]

18. I have to agree with you on this one

Whether we disagree with his views or not he is human and has a human family. Homicide is ALWAYS a tragedy.

[JI7]

19. how about him hoping someone pulls a batman ?

how respectful was that to the victims of the theater shooting

[Fumesucker]

23. I don't live for the sword myself.

I'd just as soon see them made into plowshares.

The man was clearly ready, willing and indeed even eager to shoot someone.

[LeftInTX]

28. I read they were divorced

[DreamGypsy]

10. Prob'ly someone pulled a Batman...

...and the joker wasn't ready. Rest in Grief.

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@keithratliff
Keith Ratliff
I went to the movies with my pistol in my pocket the whole time I was praying that somebody would try to pull a Batman! #ccw

[Rex]

12. Wow.

Ratliff was known as an outspoken gun advocate. In a message posted to Twitter on Aug 11, 2012, he wrote: "I went to the movies with my pistol in my pocket the whole time I was praying that somebody would try to pull a Batman!"

Er...that was the Joker, not Batman. Batman was the good guy. How come they can never even get the basics right?

Anywho...RIP gun lover.

I feel sorry for the family he leaves behind.

[liberal_at_heart]

20. wow the humantiy on this thread is overwhelming

[Comrade_McKenzie]

25. The irony is awesome.

There, I said it.

Also:

[Sunlei]

26. very odd crime scene

[Kalidurga]

27. He didn't deserve to be murdered.

But, this story is weird. He wanted someone to open fire in a theater. That's just nuts. And the press release says he passed away. Very odd, he was murdered he didn't just pass away. They really should be more honest about what happened. I doubt we will ever get the full story on this.

[AgingAmerican]

29. These guys really are that stupid

My gun nut brother has fantasies of public shootouts. If I walk into a store with him, he says that if the store gets robbed he will yell, "Everybody down" as he pulls out his gun. He says if I hear him yell that, I am to lie flat out on the floor. He claims that he has 'conditioned himself to automatically go into condition orange' as he calls it. He says, "condition orange,' is a reflexive state that kicks in during dangerous situations. He says the bullets will start flying. He has warped Rambo fantasies. He has all these stupid magazines and books that he gets this stuff from.

It's pathetic listening to him talk about it. He doesn't understand how stupid it sounds to a rational person.

Ironically he was always the 'smart one' in the family. He was brilliantly smart up until he turned into a Republican. Once that happened, his common sense began to downward spiral and has been ever since.

[Kalidurga]

31. So now we know

Being Republican proceeds loss of intellect.

[Wounded Bear]

37. I'm sure that sometimes it follows.......

[samsingh]

32. tragic. but he certainly had a lot of guns and they did not save him

the bravado of carrying a gun in a movie theatre still did not save him from a gun

carrying a gun means nothing if someone else accurately shoots first. people don't have 360 degree vision

[msanthrope]

33. I'd follow the money on this one. nt

[Sunlei]

36. you have a good point. wonder why he was outside guns all around.

He could have been selling to someone and something went wrong. Or shooting with someone, a bullet happened to hit his head and the person ran off. How do they know it's not a suicide or a gun accident?

[Cali_Democrat]

34. This is a man who hoped someone would open fire in a crowded theater.

Someone posted up thread:

"In a message posted to Twitter on Aug 11, 2012, he wrote: "I went to the movies with my pistol in my pocket the whole time I was praying that somebody would try to pull a Batman!"

He was obviously referencing the Colorado theater shooting during the screening of Batman. How can someone hope for that? He was an asshole.

Live by the gun, die by the gun.

[AZ Progressive]

35. Dumbass Gung Ho stupid neanderthalic Right Wing Americans