The problem I see is low I/Q's in the peanut gallery. You obviously have no idea what the muzzle of a shotgun or AR can do to your dreams of heroism.
Mr. Shoobee, you have that wrong. Wonder what else you have wrong.
The problem I see is low I/Q's in the peanut gallery. You obviously have no idea what the muzzle of a shotgun or AR can do to your dreams of heroism.
Hindsight is always easy.
Now we know it was a psycho schizo grad school kid with very little experience with guns who was just spraying and praying.
However on the scene you would not know if it was a well train rag turbanned desert jihadist.
Of course your first clue would have been that the shooter had an AR rather than an AK.
Desert camel jockeys prefer the AK without exception.
The people in the movie that night did not know that.
All they knew was that someone was spraying and praying.
At least 3 men did exactly that... and were killed. Do you think it matters to their loved ones whether they were laying on top of them or actively trying to take the shooter out?You would have best protected your family by forcing them all to the floor and making sure that they did not try to run with the rest of the crowd.
Aurora is a no-carry city and the movie theater doesn't allow weapons regardless which explains why no one was armed but Mr. Holmes. As to why no one tackled him I'm not sure but I'd bet the tear gas, chaos, darkness and the scarcity of 74-year-old retired Lieutenants Colonel had something to do with it. One report I read said he went out the exit door, came back in armed, tossed tear gas grenades, pretty much stood there and shot anyone who moved or tried to escape then went back outside to his car after two or three minutes.
I feel as though if there were multiple CCW's in the theater, it could have been a worse tragedy than what it was and here's why:
.No one fought back because they weren't trained. No disrespect intended but not one trained person was in that theater
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I disagree that is the reason. You can't train for everything that conceivably could happen. I think the problem was no one had ever thought about that or a related scenario. I think you need to go over escape routes and strategy for any place you frequent concerning attacks. Do I do it? Only rarely but it something we all should consider.
True, no one knew till after, who or what the shooter was. I dont think that would change my reaction unless I KNEW it was a trained sharp shooter. Is hindsight the right word if we wernt there or involved and didnt actually do anything?
All of this is food for thought for sure!
Because its a fire/emergency exit. Locking ir (from the inside) is not only illegal, it subjects the theater owner to huge fines and lawsuits.What baffles me is why was the side door open and not locked?
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I disagree that is the reason. You can't train for everything that conceivably could happen. I think the problem was no one had ever thought about that or a related scenario. I think you need to go over escape routes and strategy for any place you frequent concerning attacks. Do I do it? Only rarely but it something we all should consider.
It's even easier to lie on the floor cowering like a frightened child. Reality lies everywhere between that and the majority of the population becoming the "best-of-the-best" trained professionals on the other end of the spectrum.It's easy to thump your chest and tell everyone how you would waste the guy with a single, well-placed shot through the eye... or jump into action...