I have a question.
If 20% of the adults in that Colorado theater had been armed with a handgun and trained in its use, how many people would have died in addition to the shooter?
I think the answer is clear: fewer.
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Um, given that the shooter was wearing body armor (including neck and groin protectors), very little, if anything, would have changed.
ReplyDeleteThere would have been more deaths.
ReplyDeleteThe point is this , if a shooter is aware of right to carry , then maybe he or she would have second thoughts . If I new that 20% of the people would be armed , I would not think of waging war on a theather.
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ReplyDeletePerhaps, perhaps not. A gas mask is not bullet proof. And even if he was just hit in the protective gear, it would have stunned him enough for other action to be taken, such as being tackled, etc.
We may never know but, there is a big difference between shooting at something unarmed and shooting at something armed.
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ReplyDeleteEver been shot while wearing body armor?
I think given the fact that the shooter was wearing body armor that says he did not want to die. Maybe if someone could have shot at him and even missed he would have quit shooting and ran back out the emergency exit.
ReplyDeleteAs long as we are doing 'what if', what if assault rifles like those used were banned? Would have reduced the chance of him obtaining one, resulting in him shooting less bullets, having to take more time to reload, and most likely less deaths.
ReplyDeleteA shooting frenzy would have erupted ina dark theater with 100 pistol packing right-wing nuts shooting at each other thinking the other was the bad guy. 100's would have been killed if 20% of adults had been packing iron.
ReplyDeleteThat is what was wrong...persons were not armed to protect themselves.
ReplyDeleteRegardless he would have addressed the theat and focused instead on a target firing back instead of having a free fire zone on inocents...
ReplyDeleteWearing body armor doesn't mean the shot won't hurt or knock you down. If people were packing this guy would be dead and lives would have been saved.
ReplyDeleteBody armor or not, four or five people putting 9mm, .40 , or .357 rounds into your chest and head may not KILL you, but it's going to make you think about some things. And there ain't no thing as a bullet proof gas mask....
ReplyDelete7:10. Excuse me please. If you were one of those liberal peace loving people that would go to a theater at midnight to watch batman and a crazy guy was holding a gun to your head, after killing 12 other people, I think you would be happy to see me. I'am one of those right wing-nuts with a carry permit. I happen to be a trained expert in rifle and small arms. Do I make myself clear?
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ReplyDeleteI wanna hang out around you.
As long as we are doing 'what if', what if assault rifles like those used were banned? Would have reduced the chance of him obtaining one, resulting in him shooting less bullets, having to take more time to reload, and most likely less deaths.
ReplyDeleteJuly 23, 2012 6:38 PM
He started out with the shotgun, genius.
If the gun you meant was banned, what would the shooter do class?
That's right. He would use another one.
People and their arrogance. Everyone says what they would do in that situation when 99% would be caught off guard and stunned and duck hide or run.
ReplyDeleteHard to say.If he had been fired on he possibly would have either switched to fully automatic(if the AR-15 had the capability)or he would have fired in semi auto mode even faster.No one wants to hear it,but given his mental state and protective body gear more could possibly have been killed.I'm not fully confident that someone with say a 9MM or a .41 caliber could have hit his head in a dark theater.
ReplyDelete.I'm not fully confident that someone with say a 9MM or a .41 caliber could have hit his head in a dark theater.
ReplyDeleteJuly 24, 2012 10:35 AM
The same dark theater HE was shooting in?
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ReplyDeleteIf he was standing in front of the screen, like I think he was, he would have been an easy target as the screen would make him a nice silhouette.
Regardless, I'm wondering why someone didn't tackle him.