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In reply to the discussion: So, if about 10 people in that theater had been armed... [View all]Atypical Liberal
(5,412 posts)163. As I said.
I said all this in my original post. I was quite clear about who was involved in each shooting. Yes, most of the time police with guns stop the mass shootings.
It wasn't the badge or uniform that enabled them to stop the shooting. It was their guns.
That is the point - it doesn't matter whether it is a police officer, a civilian, or Mickey Mouse, it's people with guns who stop these kinds of things when they happen.
If a police officer can do it, a civilian can do it.
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The shooter was dressed up like a SWAT, so people would be shooting other people with guns.
kemah
Jul 2012
#136
But there are examples of a private citizen stopping something like this
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#83
She wasn't an untrained bystander, though. She was a church usher with a gun.
yardwork
Jul 2012
#124
You are certainly an expert with years of training and experience in firearms.
yardwork
Jul 2012
#131
Klebold and Harris at Columbine committed suicide. They weren't stopped by anybody but themselves.
yardwork
Jul 2012
#122
Lots of these kinds of people commit suicide - after the police show up with guns.
Atypical Liberal
Jul 2012
#125
Yes it is - Klebold and Harris killed themselves after they police arrived and they had no escape.
Atypical Liberal
Jul 2012
#150
When you say 'stopped by people with firearms', you are talking about the police right?
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#141
Your belief that you can keep dangeous stuff away from people is very naive.
GreenStormCloud
Jul 2012
#165
Police or civilian makes no difference - it's the gun that makes the difference.
Atypical Liberal
Jul 2012
#149
The adults involved were in their thirties, and they were picnicking with their children.
pnwmom
Jul 2012
#168
Watch the firefight scene in "Platoon" (or the beach landing scene in "Saving
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#3
No matter how you try to spin it, the situation in Aurora could not
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#159
I have already posted, in another thread, that a CCWer at that movie wouldn't have been able to help
GreenStormCloud
Jul 2012
#164
The gunman was wearing body armor ... are the other armed people you imagine also wearing ...
JoePhilly
Jul 2012
#16
Even if a round doen't penetrate the "armor" (and it's really only armor if plates are installed)...
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#57
Meaning that information is still being developed and may/will change over time.
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#137
It's called a "Polish Firing Squad" (apologies to Pol. They all make a circle and shoot each other.
leveymg
Jul 2012
#10
IMO it's very unlikely that nobody in the audience was carrying a weapon, be it an off-duty cop,
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#22
Agreed. First the gun owner would have to sort out the chaos, then fight through teargas
shadowrider
Jul 2012
#151
How many people in that theater actually were carrying licensed, concealed weapons?
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#20
Probably a mistaken assumption that anyone who carries a concealed firearm is eager to use it
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#28
Sorry, I haven't done much gaming since my son played Super Mario Brothers and DOOM in the '90s
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#98
Is it a No Smoking, No Flash Photos, No Food or Drinks, No Bare Feet, and No Firearms sign
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#81
Thanks! Does CO state law require patrons to comply with such a sign, as they do in TX and AZ?
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#100
how do you know ten people weren't armed? from what i read, most people didn't even get
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#41
no, no, no! that's not the way the story goes! remember highlander? there can be only one!
unblock
Jul 2012
#47
This is what a friend of mine just said to me. Even if it is a legal weapon, she said that lives
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2012
#60
you can't always know , even in war with trained military, there is "Friendly Fire"
JI7
Jul 2012
#109
They saw the one guy come in. He stood there for a few secs, surveying the room. nt
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#117
Here we go with that argument "if everyone had guns we would be safer"
liberal N proud
Jul 2012
#126