Colorado Man Goes on Shooting Spree in Movie Theater

[Mr3Wiggle]

So far 14 confirmed dead, 50 injured.  I would expect the death toll to rise as more info comes in.  The suspect is in custody.

The guy walked right into a movie theater with a rifle and a handgun (an additional gun stashed in the theater), tear gas grenades, body armor, and a gas mask.  Tossed the tear gas and then opened fire.  The suspect appeared to be in his early 20's.  I'm glad they took him alive.  I hope he winds up spending the rest of his life at the SuperMax ADX out there in Colorado.  Supposed to be a living hell.

[Golfingdad]

Scary as heck.

Currently, they've revised the numbers back ... now its 12 and 38 (according to CNN, that is)

[jamo]

They're saying he's 24, from outside San Diego, and a student in CO.

[David in FL]

I'm glad they took him alive.

Not me. I wish somebody legally carrying their own weapon had put one between his eyes long before the body count got that high! But that's just me......

[Motley01]

I live about 20 minutes away from where that theater is. They were showing the new Batman Movie at midnight lastnight.

People are crazy, we need to outlaw guns, it's out of control.

Very sad...

[Golfingdad]

Originally Posted by David in FL

I wish somebody legally carrying their own weapon had put one between his eyes long before the body count got that high!

Originally Posted by Motley01

People are crazy, we need to outlaw guns, it's out of control.

Hmmm ... I wonder where this thread is going???

[Motley01]

Originally Posted by Golfingdad

Hmmm ... I wonder where this thread is going???

Yep, the classic argument about guns.

People with guns shoot people. People without guns end up in the nuthouse.

[Motley01]

This guy had full combat gear and tear gas. Now how do you get tear gas? I thought that was not legal to purchase?

[Pudderdubber]

This is very sad. Prayers go out to all the victims involved and their families.

[David in FL]

This guy had full combat gear and tear gas. Now how do you get tear gas? I thought that was not legal to purchase?

What? A criminal used a weapon he obtained illegally to commit a crime?! I dont believe it!

[Motley01]

Originally Posted by David in FL

What? A criminal used a weapon he obtained illegally to commit a crime?! I dont believe it!

What I'm saying is, how in the heck do you buy tear gas, and bomb making supplies. This guy boobie trapped his apartment with bombs also.

Maybe he ordered it online. But its weird.

[dak4n6]

Don't know about tear gas, but making improvised explosive devices using smokeless powder or home-made explosives is pretty easy.

See avatar.

[Motley01]

Originally Posted by dak4n6

Don't know about tear gas, but making improvised explosive devices using smokeless powder or home-made explosives is pretty easy.

See avatar.

That's the bad thing about the internet. Way to easy to learn how to do this stuff. Look at it this way, if you wanted to make your own bomb, how would find out?

20 years ago, these wackos had no weapons. So they just remained being wacko, thats it. Now they feel they have to kill people.

When they showed his photo, he certainly looks like a loner. Same profile as the Virginia Tech shooter.

[newtogolf]

Right cause there weren't any serial killers or mass murderers before the internet.

Originally Posted by Motley01

That's the bad thing about the internet. Way to easy to learn how to do this stuff. Look at it this way, if you wanted to make your own bomb, how would find out?

20 years ago, these wackos had no weapons. So they just remained being wacko, thats it. Now they feel they have to kill people.

When they showed his photo, he certainly looks like a loner. Same profile as the Virginia Tech shooter.

[David in FL]

What I'm saying is, how in the heck do you buy tear gas, and bomb making supplies. This guy boobie trapped his apartment with bombs also. Maybe he ordered it online. But its weird.

Like you, I don't know exactly how criminals get weapons illegally. But they do, and always will. Most laws only deter those who are honest. By definition, criminals don't abide by laws and will always find away to circumvent those they choose to.

[x129]

Of course that isn't what happened. A guy using legally obtainable weapons (tear gas is legal in CO) killed a bunch of innocent people. There is no way of saying if reasonable gun control would have helped. Now I have no clue if he has the proper permits for his gun or not but so far I haven't seen anything to suggest the guy shouldn't have been able to buy a gun. He was a grad (or exgrad) student not some guy with a list a mile long of felonies. Calling him a criminal is a bit simplistic as so far he wasn't one until the spree started.  Obviously all of these comments are early on in the game.

Originally Posted by David in FL

What? A criminal used a weapon he obtained illegally to commit a crime?! I dont believe it!

[bwdial]

Originally Posted by Motley01

That's the bad thing about the internet. Way to easy to learn how to do this stuff. Look at it this way, if you wanted to make your own bomb, how would find out?

20 years ago, these wackos had no weapons. So they just remained being wacko, thats it. Now they feel they have to kill people.

When they showed his photo, he certainly looks like a loner. Same profile as the Virginia Tech shooter.

Ever heard of Charles Whitman?  That was more than 20 years ago.

Ted Kaczynski had a PhD... this lunatic was attempting to get his PhD.  Perhaps we should just outlaw doctorate programs?

[Motley01]

I'll put my money on... the guy walked into a gun store just days before this. Exactly like the Virginia Tech shooter. Same profile too.

Tear gas is legal in CO? I didn't know that, that needs to change as well.

And this isn't the old west anymore, so people think they would have shot this guy if they had their legally owned weapons is complete BULLSHIIT.