14 dead, up to 50 wounded in Denver movie theater shooting

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14 dead, up to 50 wounded in Denver movie theater shooting

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Why can't these assholes just go home and off themselves instead of trying to kill other people?

In related news, wife and I were going to see it today, but in my crappy state, I cant CCW in a movie theater. Awesome. Thanks for protecting me, government. You do such a great job.
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I feel for those who were killed and wounded in this cowardly attack. One thing I noted though was that one victim was a 3 month old. What kind of moron takes a BABY to a movie at midnight?

Let's play the guessing game:
He'll be a right wing gun nut until it's found out he's actually an Obama admirer.
He was okay to buy the guns but he'll turn out to have been under psychiatric care.
He used "high capacity" magazines and an "assault rifle".
This is a clarion call for MORE gun control or a complete ban on guns.

I'm not a tin hat wearer but sometimes I believe there IS a government plot to make gun ownership evil and force a complete ban on them.
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Looks like the piece of shit is alive and in custody.
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rightisright wrote:Looks like the piece of shit is alive and in custody.
Yes. Interesting to note that police were present at the movie theater the whole time, even before the shooting started. They just took him into custody.
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Greg wrote:
rightisright wrote:Looks like the piece of shit is alive and in custody.
Yes. Interesting to note that police were present at the movie theater the whole time, even before the shooting started. They just took him into custody.
Their active shooter plan worked so well...
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Okay, reports now say he was 24 and had nothing but traffic tickets on his record. Strange comment from his mother though; when contacted by the media, she said "You've got the right man".
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Rod wrote:Okay, reports now say he was 24 and had nothing but traffic tickets on his record. Strange comment from his mother though; when contacted by the media, she said "You've got the right man".
I also heard on the radio this morning that she had also asked for police protection this morning.
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On Facebook, PSH is all the rage. People calling for a return to the assault weapon ban, more gun control, etc... :roll:
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Just because it seems somehow relevant...

http://burningtaper.blogspot.com/2006/1 ... years.html
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