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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: Rick Perry's Solution To Movie Theater Gun Massacres [View all]drm604
(16,230 posts)48. Let's think this through.
A bunch of would be vigilante moviegoers are packing. A maniac, God forbid, stands up and starts shooting innocent people. I stand up with my gun ready to take action. I look around and notice numerous others standing up holding guns. Now I'm thinking... "are these other guys heroes like me, or accomplices?", and they're all thinking the same thing about me and all the others, and we're in a dark theater full of panicked people. People are firing and all we can see are muzzle flashes. Who do we shoot? How good is our aim?
Is all this really making the situation better?
Hell, all a terrorist would have to do is set off a firecracker and we could all end up shooting each other for him.
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Pic Of The Moment: Rick Perry's Solution To Movie Theater Gun Massacres [View all]
EarlG
Jul 2015
OP
I could find a lump of vegetable matter that could make your governor look almost intelligent
LynneSin
Jul 2015
#36
Yeah, sometimes the underlying personality just cannot be overcome--- for example...
63splitwindow
Jul 2015
#31
Then the police arrive and don't know who the shooter is because nobody does.
applegrove
Jul 2015
#27
Rick Perry comments and others from the GOP and NRA is most embarrassing to the American
rladdi
Jul 2015
#32
The Solution is to Arm All The Moviegoers. Pass Out The Pistols On The Way In, And Collect Them
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2015
#33
"Many gun owners are not accurate shooters" explains why we need automatic weapons.
tclambert
Jul 2015
#45