71 people shot in that movie theater (from AP)

[CreekDog]

The wisdom of legal access to the means to unleash such destruction in mere minutes is a reasonable thing to question.

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AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Police say 71 people were shot in a suburban Denver movie theater early Friday during midnight shows of the new Batman movie.

Twelve people were killed, ten of them at the theater.

Another 59 adults and children were wounded.

Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates says there were four showings of "The Dark Knight Rises" at the time and all were sold out.

http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/12-killed-59-wounded-in-Colo-theater-shooting/A04I8E_uAUmYBYdd0VdpFw.cspx

[virgogal]

1. Really?

[Cali_Democrat]

2. Yes. n/t

[Comrade_McKenzie]

3. The same amount could've been injured with a #2 pencil.

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. Not if everyone had #2 pencils.

Even if the original pencil wielding menace was head to toe in pencil-proof armor. All of the other pencil-carrying movie patrons would have seen through the fog of the smoke bomb ambush and stuck lead in his eye.

[zappaman]

4. First I heard of this.

One would think there would be a thread or two about it already!
Thanks!

[Cali_Democrat]

6. I think....

...there should be a thread for every victim. Apparently 71 victims so that would mean 71 threads.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. some bullets went thru walls and into the neighboring movie area

a couple of the earlier news reports said earlier this am.

I imagine that with all the people who were running out of the entire theater, getting a head count took some time.
One of the Denver news sites said some people had been wounded and went to hospitals on their own.
Implies not too severe wounds, I should think.

[CreekDog]

12. i'm sorry there is too much discussion of this for you

[appleannie1]

5. So tell me again why assault weapons are legal. There is no purpose for them other than killing man

[HopeHoops]

13. Agreed. "Mr. Saturday Night Gun Special" pretty much sums up the issue.

Disclaimer: I'm a gun owner. Mine are practical.

[Democrats_win]

7. Why didn't the other movie goers have guns?

Can't you just hear the RW say that? That's often been their reply. Just think--a good, gun-toting guy in that same DARK theater. That's all we needed.

[demtenjeep]

8. wouldn't have probably mattered

in this case, I don't think anyone with a CC would have been able to take action. First everyone was caught off guard as they were watching the movie with sound effects, second, the terrorist used tear gas and lastly was completely covered with bullet protective gear from head to ankles

[Joanie Baloney]

10. They did say that

Our old reliable asshole, Louie Gohmert (R-TX) already puked out his hostility for all to hear (read).

Read it here: http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/20/12856827-how-not-to-respond-to-a-tragedy