**Breaking** Mass shooting leaves 12 dead in suburban Denver

[willdacanucker]

What in the holy hell is going on this summer? Damn. R.I.P to these people.
http://www.680news.com/news/world/ar...hooting-police

[setell]

Saw it on my twitter feed earlier but it didn't say it was 14 dead! RIP to those that didn't survive the shooting.

Just checked twitter again, all over the news now but BBC was the first to report it for me. Obama has issued a statement about this. We are all sadden by the news.

[LonesomeDove]

It was at a theatre screening a midnight showing of Dark Knight Rises in Denver. 50 people were also wounded.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/20/us/col...ing/index.html

A gunman in his 20's has been arrested. He had a bullet proof vest on. He started shooting during a movie scene depicting a gunfight.

[neutral]

I guess this is what you call perspective.

[adamtheman]

There were people on CNN being interviewed and one person said that the movie theatre should get out refunds ?!?!?!?! are people heartless? 14 people dead and they are asking about refunds? This is sick. Colorado has definitely got the shaft here... over 10 years after Columbine and here it goes again. This will get WORLDWIDE attention and media coverage. Terrible news.

[longitude]

ENOUGH!!!!!

[diggler649]

And I'll say it again, I'm glad I don't live in the United Snakes of America.

[vero95]

And I'll say it again, I'm glad I don't live in the United Snakes of America.

I see what you did there

[Longobongo]

Crazy stuff. RIP

[laptop-tech]

That's why we need more guns in the hands of concerned citizens. If everyone in the theater had a gun to shoot back, this would have been much different.

[yucksta]

That's why we need more guns in the hands of concerned citizens. If everyone in the theater had a gun to shoot back, this would have been much different.

Possibly but it also increases the likelihood of people shooting for any reason, not just to defend themselves. Also, even when used to defend themselves, there's a chance that they may miss their targets and hit innocents. In highly stressful situations, the only folks that can be "trusted" with guns are those that practice & train regularly.

[Rocketo]

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/cityne...leaves-12-dead

Witnesses said a man released some sort of gas canister inside a cinema showing The Dark Knight Rises at the Century 16 theatres in Aurora, Colo. and then opened fire around 12:30 a.m. (MDT). At least 48 people were injured in the shooting, including a three-month-old baby and a six-year-old child.


my question is why as a parent would you bring a 6 year old or 3 month old to a midnight screening of a violent movie...regardless the situation is quite sad and shows at any given moment your life could end in a place where you thought you were safe.

[d182]

So sad in Denver? Columbine? @_@

That's why we need more guns in the hands of concerned citizens. If everyone in the theater had a gun to shoot back, this would have been much different.

I don't buy it. Its possible that the shooter had easy access to firearms. Don't think more citizens have guns makes it 'safer'

[flashy_mcflash]

Can we start making broad statements about his ethnicity and that of his parents yet?

[vero95]

he was found near his car with all the weapons inside
looks like he was not trying to escape