Man who shot woman at ’13 Hours’ Benghazi movie carried gun because he feared ‘mass shootings’

[Katashi_itto]

A Washington man who accidentally shot a female moviegoer at a showing on the Benghazi action film “13 Hours,” told police he carries a gun because he fears “mass shootings.”

According to the Seattle Times, Dane Gallion, 29, told police he carried the gun with him to the Regal Cinemas 14 at the Landing last Thursday night because he was “concerned about recent mass shootings in public places.”

According to witnesses at the time, Gallion appeared drunk and bolted from the theater after after the gun went off, striking the woman in the seat in front of him.

Gallion — a farther of two and a graduate student — turned himself in later that evening after returning home and having his father call 911.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/man-who-shot-woman-at-13-hours-benghazi-movie-carried-gun-because-he-feared-mass-shootings/

[Duckhunter935]

1. .

[Electric Monk]

7. Thinking he was part of the solution while actually being part of the problem. Sound familiar? nt

[hobbit709]

2. Proving once again people have more to fear from idiots than what the idiot was afraid of.

[smirkymonkey]

3. Exactly!

What a fool.

[oberliner]

4. A Farther of two?

After after the gun went off?

Does anybody edit these articles before publishing?

[Katashi_itto]

10. Yes, commenting about the grammar is much more important

[oberliner]

11. I made no comment about the grammar

I was just wondering if anyone edits these articles.

Basic errors such as using the word "farther" instead of "father" and having words repeated back to back make the article look extremely sloppy.

[jberryhill]

13. Hopefully, he'll be farther than that after this

[Brickbat]

14. It's Rawstory; don't expect much.

[oberliner]

16. Somebody fixed it

Guess the policy is: publish first, edit later?

[Downwinder]

17. The computer age: Release it for testing.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. I confess, I sometimes catch the errors on the screen

and not on Word.



Why I always go though them, a few times and will correct as needed.

[Eleanors38]

20. Raw stirry: Anti-gun newz aggregator. Good enuff for GD

[SwankyXomb]

5. "after the gun went off"

should be replaced with "after he fired the weapon". It's like people believe the guns become animated and fire themselves, without anyone pulling the trigger.

[frizzled]

6. 'MURICA!

[icymist]

8. He chambered a round after entering the theater.

Court documents say the man told police that he went to the movie alone and he had chambered a round in his Smith and Wesson 9mm, which he kept in his waistband because he was worried about mass shootings.

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2016/01/23/theater-shooting-suspect-appears-court/79245650/

Too bad he didn't shoot his private parts off instead of hitting this innocent woman. This guy also has a history of DUI, took a Xanax, and drank before deciding it would be a good idea to put a live round in the chamber of his gun in public. Sorry, but as far as I'm concerned this guy need never to have a gun again.

Investigators believe Gallion may have been intoxicated at the time. Reports show Gallion told police he had taken a Xanax for anxiety in the morning, then ate a pizza and drank a 22-ounce beer before the movie.

"Preliminary accounts indicate that an intoxicated suspect entered one of the theaters and was fumbling with a handgun he had in his possession when it went off, striking another patron seated in front of him," Renton Police said in a statement.

Gallion was booked into the King County jail Thursday night, and now faces a third degree assault charge. He also has one prior conviction for driving under the influence nearly five years ago.

http://komonews.com/news/local/victim-in-stable-condition-following-shooting-at-renton-theater

[Initech]

22. What are the odds this guy is a Trump supporter?

Because he sounds like a real winner!

[Egnever]

9. A large portion of gun owners

Have them because they are afraid of one boogie man or another.

Is it any wonder so many Americans are walking around terrified when our media sells fear 24/7

Adding guns to that 24/7 fear has far too many horrible consequences. People in fear often make terrible decisions.

[lpbk2713]

12. He was looking for trouble, found it, then literally ran from it.

Why am I not surprised here?

[CommonSenseDemocrat]

15. We should ban graduate students from owning guns in theaters

[mythology]

18. Well, technically there was no mass shooting I suppose

But what a gutless sack of shit. He carries a gun around to feel tough, isn't smart enough to know how to handle it safely (sadly not an uncommon occurrence with gun owners), and then when the chips were down even with his tough guy gun, wasn't enough of a decent human being to stick around and be responsible.

Unfortunately this casual disregard for gun safety is far too common with gun owners.

[Katashi_itto]

19. He prevented a mass shooting by shooting a Potential Mass Shooter.

[Initech]

21. Because protection.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

24. Is he one of the bozos in this picture?