Aurora-Greater love hath no man............
07-22-2012, 05:00 AM
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Aurora-Greater love hath no man............
Came across this story while perusing the news.
Shooting survivor: Boyfriend 'took a bullet for me' - U.S. News
These hallowed words come to mind .
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends".
I find it sad that the previous thread on this story was locked and as we do have visitors on this site some degree of decorum might be in order.
Shooting survivor: Boyfriend 'took a bullet for me' - U.S. News
These hallowed words come to mind .
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends".
I find it sad that the previous thread on this story was locked and as we do have visitors on this site some degree of decorum might be in order.
07-22-2012, 05:12 AM
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Re: Aurora-Greater love hath no man...
who dream of saving the day with their 9mm manhood - like George Zimmerman did.
07-22-2012, 06:42 AM
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If this incident occurred in a movie theater in Texas, the gunman would be subdued or dead before he had gotten a second or third shot off, and it certainly would not have lasted 20 minutes.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/interne...rms/chl-16.pdf
Restrictions to concealed handguns in certain premises are on page 38, and movie theaters are not among them.
Texas passed this law in response to a similar massacre at a Luby's restaurant in 1991, where 23 people were shot to death and another 20 injured before the gunman shot himself.
Luby's massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/us...columbine.html
And Dynasty, you're right, that young man is a hero.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/interne...rms/chl-16.pdf
Restrictions to concealed handguns in certain premises are on page 38, and movie theaters are not among them.
Texas passed this law in response to a similar massacre at a Luby's restaurant in 1991, where 23 people were shot to death and another 20 injured before the gunman shot himself.
Luby's massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/us...columbine.html
In the never-ending argument, tragedy can become a talking point. Luke O’Dell, a spokesman for the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a Colorado-based group that fights gun control measures, said private gun restrictions may well have had “tragic consequences” in the shootings.
He noted that the theater chain that owns the Aurora movie house bans firearms on the premises, and said that if other patrons had been legally able to carry weapons, the death toll might have been less. Mr. O’Dell also said that Mayor Bloomberg’s call for a discussion of gun issues was “exploiting the blood of these innocent victims to advance his political agenda.”
He noted that the theater chain that owns the Aurora movie house bans firearms on the premises, and said that if other patrons had been legally able to carry weapons, the death toll might have been less. Mr. O’Dell also said that Mayor Bloomberg’s call for a discussion of gun issues was “exploiting the blood of these innocent victims to advance his political agenda.”
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07-22-2012, 06:49 AM
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I personally don't own a weapon, but after 24 years in the military I have shot thousands of rounds of ammo and am an expert marksman on the 9 mm and M16. I live in a great neighborhood in the country that's very safe; however, if I felt the need to own a weapon to protect my family, I wouldn't hesitate to get one, with the proper safety measures at home.
Maybe a better question is, would you be willing to take a bullet for your loved one like this brave guy did?
07-22-2012, 08:25 AM
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How so? Do the folks in Texas attend Batman movies with weapons that carry armor piercing bullets? Or are they braver than Coloradans and would have charged through a hail of bullets to somehow subdue the gunman before his AR jammed? And you say they would have done this before the second or third shot got off. Do you know how many rounds an AR can discharge per second?
07-22-2012, 08:30 AM
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07-22-2012, 08:36 AM
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How so? Do the folks in Texas attend Batman movies with weapons that carry armor piercing bullets? Or are they braver than Coloradans and would have charged through a hail of bullets to somehow subdue the gunman before his AR jammed? And you say they would have done this before the second or third shot got off. Do you know how many rounds an AR can discharge per second?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1552567/posts
07-22-2012, 08:40 AM
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Here are the statistics. It's not a matter of bravery at all, it's a matter of policy.
Texas Concealed Handgun Law: Ten Years Later
Texas Concealed Handgun Law: Ten Years Later
07-22-2012, 08:41 AM
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A ballistic helmet will not protect an individual from a shot to the face from the front. Nor is body armor foolproof.
07-22-2012, 08:42 AM
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Guns don't kill people... people kill people. I've said it before and I'll say it again. People like this will find access to the tools to commit heinous crimes regardless of the laws. Aurora, CO is one of the more strict areas of the country regarding gun-ownership laws and this happened there.
It would be foolish to think that a person/persons with concealed carry would have made much a difference. The guy was wearing body armor and was well armed. But to think that tougher gun laws and outright banning of firearms is the solution to this kind of thing is plain ignorance.
It would be foolish to think that a person/persons with concealed carry would have made much a difference. The guy was wearing body armor and was well armed. But to think that tougher gun laws and outright banning of firearms is the solution to this kind of thing is plain ignorance.
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