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earthside

(6,960 posts)

32. Absolutely moronic.

Reply to Courtesy Flush (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 04:46 PM

Jul 2012

Yup.

That's what you need in a dark, crowded theater -- a bunch of people with conceal weapons all shooting at each other because they think the other guy shooting is the bad guy.

There would have been three times as many fatalities if the theater had been full of 'self-defense shooters'.

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I can't believe this is already on Facebook. [View all] Courtesy Flush Jul 2012 OP

Reason 100+ mil I don't do facebook Knobheads! (nm) Rambis Jul 2012 #1

we don't know if no one was carrying a Concealed Gun for protection demtenjeep Jul 2012 #2

380 v 556, 7.62, 9mm or 40 is bad. ileus Jul 2012 #3

Yeah maybe more Innocent people would have been hit! upaloopa Jul 2012 #7

Maybe if there wasn't any fucking gun at all the people could have enjoyed the movie! upaloopa Jul 2012 #12

I had this image of Tim "the tool man" Taylor doing his "oooo ooooo oooo" dialog DrDan Jul 2012 #29

More people with more guns is like fucking for virginity upaloopa Jul 2012 #4

Virginity is more like fucking people with more guns IMHO zzaapp Jul 2012 #30

Yes, if we ALL were armed to the teeth, there'd be no violence. Lex Jul 2012 #5

you should see the movie theater's facebook page maryellen99 Jul 2012 #6

yes. because others were in the way or identity was difficult. nt xchrom Jul 2012 #13

strawman Tejas Jul 2012 #21

I remember that well Courtesy Flush Jul 2012 #24

There's also the matter of the tear gas. calimary Jul 2012 #34

Holy COMPLETELY DISIMILAR stories, Batman! Chorophyll Jul 2012 #8

Not to mention that he threw smoke grenades before he attacked. Drale Jul 2012 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author GarroHorus Jul 2012 #9

Well lit cafe vs dark crowded theater with f/x and smoke bombs NightWatcher Jul 2012 #10

first case was a Robbery and though we can't say for sure JI7 Jul 2012 #11

Colorado is a shall issue state bluestateguy Jul 2012 #14

A shoot-out in a crowded, dark movie theater. That would have ended well. n/t Ian David Jul 2012 #15

Exactly.... hlthe2b Jul 2012 #18

You know what would also be fun? A shoot-out at the Aquarium! n/t Ian David Jul 2012 #20

why is that man dressed like a marshmallow? who is the robber & who the citizen? HiPointDem Jul 2012 #16

*Edited* charlie Jul 2012 #22

you mean the marshmallow was the citizen? why was he dressed like that? HiPointDem Jul 2012 #23

Yeah charlie Jul 2012 #25

dunno -- i can id all the other people despite any washing out. white beard???? doesn't look HiPointDem Jul 2012 #26

Good gawd. Colorado has tons of concealed weapons holders the odds are plenty were in the theater hlthe2b Jul 2012 #17

They didn't miss a beat, did they? MrMickeysMom Jul 2012 #27

Tho I wouldn't do it out of respect. I could easily do one about the armed officers shot in Seattle progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #28

Yeah...dark, crowded, smoky theater...the outcome would have been SO much different AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #31

Absolutely moronic. earthside Jul 2012 #32

Oh look, it's Ammoland again Scootaloo Jul 2012 #33

I heard a police officer say such an idea of armed people last night mmonk Jul 2012 #35