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this coward...walked into a theatre? (Original Post) kpete Jul 2012 OP
After exiting the theater, propping the door open, going to his car, and putting on the gear. GarroHorus Jul 2012 #1
Not exactly SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2012 #2
Considering the movie that was being shown, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #3
H eleft, changed, and came back in obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #4
and so... handmade34 Jul 2012 #5
Carrying a tank, NOLALady Jul 2012 #7
Well if you had on you nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #11
They forgot the "Crotch Protector" flamingdem Jul 2012 #6
He wasn't dressed like that when he bought his ticket HappyMe Jul 2012 #8
But if someone had a concealed gun they would have stopped him easily lunatica Jul 2012 #9
Gosh, looks like even if someone in the theater had their own gun with them, tanyev Jul 2012 #10
 

GarroHorus

(1,055 posts)
1. After exiting the theater, propping the door open, going to his car, and putting on the gear.
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 11:25 AM
Jul 2012

Then returning through the propped exit door, yes.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)
2. Not exactly
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 11:26 AM
Jul 2012

From what I saw on the news yesterday, he entered the theater in regular attire, left through an exit door, used some method to keep the exit door open/unlocked, went to his car, put on his combat attire, and re-entered through the exit door.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
3. Considering the movie that was being shown,
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 11:27 AM
Jul 2012

it would be easy to get away with wearing that stuff. People initially thought he was some part of the show.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
5. and so...
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 11:29 AM
Jul 2012

gun rights people think he would be stopped easily by someone in the theater that happened to be carrying

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
8. He wasn't dressed like that when he bought his ticket
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 11:32 AM
Jul 2012

and went in.
His car was parked near an emergency exit. He went out, propped the door open, put all that on, and re-entered through the propped open door.

tanyev

(42,552 posts)
10. Gosh, looks like even if someone in the theater had their own gun with them,
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 12:00 PM
Jul 2012

reacted instantly, found their gun in the dark, and somehow managed to line up a clear shot around everyone else that was panicking and in the way, it still would have been very difficult to take this guy out.

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