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Old 07-20-2012 | 12:35 PM
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This event had nothing to do with CCW, and everything to do with a complete lunatic.
I agree. If you go back and read the thread in order you will see that I replied to folks who insinuated that this incident would have turned out different if folks were allowed to take firearms into a movie theatre legally.
Old 07-20-2012 | 01:21 PM
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Thoughts and prayers to the victims and families from this sense less act.
Old 07-20-2012 | 01:57 PM
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The cultural rot in our country shows its ugly head again.... may those who died be forever in peace.

The evil in our midst is astounding, and it makes me mad. Too bad nobody else in the movie theater was toting a firearm.
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What a senseless tragedy ,god bless them and the families of all involved .
'Though we loose the ones that we love may we take comfort in knowing that they will forever be in our hearts .'



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Old 07-21-2012 | 06:21 AM
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A few posts ago I asked the forum members to be respectful of the topic at hand and not to bring political topics onto the thread. People are obviously passionate about their stance on gun rights - a political hot potato. Therefore - posts that might lead to discussions of such or arguments for or against are either flamebait and/or political.

Let's try and get this thread away from such topics. If the forum members that it is impossible to discuss such as issue without it coming down to such topics then I can close the thread and the participants who wish to discuss such topics can find any number of political forums.

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Old 07-21-2012 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by 89Pistons
I don't buy that allowing guns into a movie legally would have prevented this. It's a poor argument for looser ccw laws. This is coming from a gun owner.
The first open carry guy to arrive on the scene in Tucson when Giffords got shot in the head almost dispatched the man who wrestled the Glock away from Loughner and that happened in broad daylight let alone a dark, smokey theater.

The NRA has fought tooth and nail against any kind of background checks to weed out ex felons, drug abusers or the mentally incompetent. They have fought for the sale of automatic/semi automatic phallic symbols with large capacity magazines - weapons that were specifically designed for war and taking out a lot of people, not hunting.

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Old 07-21-2012 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by N2264J
The first open carry guy to arrive on the scene in Tucson when Giffords got shot in the head almost dispatched the man who wrestled the Glock away from Loughner and that happened in broad daylight let alone a dark, smokey theater.

The NRA has fought tooth and nail against any kind of background checks to weed out ex felons, drug abusers or the mentally incompetent. They have fought for the sale of automatic/semi automatic phallic symbols with large capacity magazines - weapons that were specifically designed for war and taking out a lot of people, not hunting.

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I guess close is good enough if we are talking horseshoes hand grenades and gun control. I notice you used the word "almost" there skipper.

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Old 07-21-2012 | 08:40 AM
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As crazy as this guy was we can be thankful he at least told authorities about the booby trapped apartment. Many more lives could have been lost had police just barged right in. Silver linings, right?
Old 07-21-2012 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by ovrtake92
As crazy as this guy was we can be thankful he at least told authorities about the booby trapped apartment. Many more lives could have been lost had police just barged right in. Silver linings, right?
Did he tell them? For some reason I thought the first officer who got there noticed them and brought in the bomb squad, but if you saw otherwise I'm glad to be wrong.

Figured he'd want them to go busting in and level the complex.
Old 07-21-2012 | 08:52 AM
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several news reports said he told them after he was arrested but who knows, that might have been eroneous reporting. I'm glad nobody else got hurt either way.
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