14 Dead, 50 Hurt In Mass Shooting Inside Aurora Movie Theater - Page 3

Richard · 07-20-2012, 11:13

The suspected "lone-wolf" shooter of the Batman movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., earlier today has been identified as Ph.D. student James Holmes, who recently withdrew from his neuroscience studies at the University of Colorado before shooting up "The Dark Knight Rises" screening.

Holmes, 24, moved to Aurora to pursue his Ph.D. at the University of Colorado medical center, living just blocks from the hospital in an apartment that is now laced with explosives and being searched by HazMat teams.

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AR-15 and 2 pistols.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/aurora-colo...ry?id=16817842

echoes · 07-20-2012, 11:34

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Originally Posted by tonyz

OK, I thought it was fairly obvious from the context - the mentally unstable who commit these types of crimes. No offense intended.

Moreover, the point, that I must have done a poor job of communicating, was that the quest for fame is not lost on that segment of society, either.

Finally, some do give a shit - if he was not mentally competent to lawfully own a firearm - the distinction between the healthy and medically diagnosed as unhealthy may sometimes be lost on those who would call for the blanket ban on lawfully carrying firearms.

Back to the regularly scheduled programming.

What?, sir.

Holly

Last hard class · 07-20-2012, 11:52

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Originally Posted by tonyz

IMO, it won't be long before the left politicizes this tragedy.

Was posting this your way of beating them to the punch?

LHC

tonyz · 07-20-2012, 11:58

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tonyz · 07-20-2012, 12:00

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Originally Posted by Last hard class

Was posting this your way of beating them to the punch?

LHC

No not really, but they are fairly predictable.

Sorry for the repost.

Sdiver · 07-20-2012, 12:11

Latest update ....

Holmes had 4 weapons with him. An AR-15, Remington 870 Shotgun and a Glock-40, (there was also another Glock-40 found in his car).

He entered the theater from the fire exit (back door, where his car was parked), set off two devices which emitted smoke and some sort of chemical agent. He then fired off the shotgun into the air, and then began to fire the AR-15 into the crowd. Unknown on how many rounds were fired or how many Holmes still had on him when he was apprehended. PD is not releasing this numbers.

He was wearing a ballistic helmet, ballistic vest, ballistic leggings, throat protector, as well as a gas mask.

PD is confident he acted alone.

There are confirmed 12 killed and 59 wounded, some still in critical condition.

Some rounds did pass through the wall into an adjoining theater, wounding people in that theater.

ZonieDiver · 07-20-2012, 12:39

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Originally Posted by tonyz

No not really, but they are fairly predictable.

Sorry for the repost.

So are some of 'us'!

TOMAHAWK9521 · 07-20-2012, 12:39

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Originally Posted by Sdiver

Latest update ....

Holmes had 4 weapons with him. An AR-15, Remington H-70 Shotgun and a Glock-40, (there was also another Glock-40 found in his car).

He entered the theater from the fire exit (back door, where his car was parked), set off two devices which emitted smoke and some sort of chemical agent. He then fired off the shotgun into the air, and then began to fire the AR-15 into the crowd.

He was wearing a ballistic helmet, ballistic vest, ballistic leggings, throat protector, as well as a gas mask.

PD is confident he acted alone.

The guy's description sounds eerily like the main character in the low-budget mass-murderer movie "Rampage" from 2009.

tonyz · 07-20-2012, 12:45

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Originally Posted by ZonieDiver

So are some of 'us'!

So true dat !

Sdiver · 07-20-2012, 12:46

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Originally Posted by TOMAHAWK9521

The guy's description sounds eerily like the main character in the low-budget mass-murderer movie "Rampage" from 2009.

Interesting correlation.

Had it not been one of Aurora's PD stations was only a block and a half away, and PD arrived on scene MINUTES after the first 911 call, Homes may have been able to get away. He was apprehended, without a gunfight, outside the back door by his car. They are speculating he was about to drive away in to confusion. That he didn't take into account the rapid response (and numbers) of the PD.

This pic has already popped up on FB. Speaks volumes ......

07-20-2012, 12:53

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Originally Posted by tonyz

IMO, it won't be long before the left politicizes this tragedy.

Sometimes the truth hurts. IMHO predicting it and being right in that predictoin, is vastly different from being the news anchor that actually attempts to make those connections while events are still unfolding.

Poor "Jim Holmes," who is 41 yo, and had absolutely no connection to any of this until today. Another victim by circumstance.

Basenshukai · 07-20-2012, 13:07

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Originally Posted by TOMAHAWK9521

The guy's description sounds eerily like the main character in the low-budget mass-murderer movie "Rampage" from 2009.

I thought the exact same thing. In fact, this SOB even looks a little like the character in that movie. I think that "Rampage" is still viewable on Netflix, if anyone is curious.

tonyz · 07-20-2012, 13:07

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Originally Posted by Sarski

Sometimes the truth hurts. IMHO predicting it and being right in that predictoin, is vastly different from being the news anchor that actually attempts to make those connections while events are still unfolding.

Poor "Jim Holmes," who is 41 yo, and had absolutely no connection to any of this till today.

My casual observation early this a.m. was based to a great degree on how the press (the basically corrupt MSM) has responded in prior mass-shooting events.

Add to this easily observable behavior (the press and gun issues/shootings) - that this is an election year - plus the 24/7 news cycle and it seems to me to be fairly predictable.

KimuraFTW · 07-20-2012, 13:13

They say the police were on the scene in 60-90 seconds. That's one heck of a response time! Considering there were still 71 victims though, that just further confirms the need to carry and be able to take your safety into your own hands. I've read that Colorado permits both open carry and is shall issue. Does anyone know if they are not allowed in theaters?

alelks · 07-20-2012, 13:20

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Originally Posted by blue02hd

When has paying admission for entry ever been a constraint?

It's always been that way.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any gun, rifle, or pistol into any assembly where a fee has been charged for admission thereto, or into any establishment in which alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.