Should movie patrons be allowed to carry guns?

Not no, but 'hell no' ... trying to avoid being shot by one idiot is enough ... don't need to wind up in the crossfire of two or more idiots.

I have a right to defend myself and a person should be able to do so at anytime.

Obviously, might have saved many lives and injuries.

But really, nobody could have gotten a decent bead on the perp while the house lights were down. The projectionist should have hit the lights, pulled out a rifle, and put the animal down. Alternately, there should be a night scoped rifle in the projection room for the attendant.

Can you imagine how much worse it could have been if everyone in that theater who had a gun used it? In a dark theater without knowing who was shooting, the likelikhood is that more people would have been shot by 'friendly" fire.

Citizens should be able to carry guns but I'm not sure that more people shooting would have been a good thing unless someone in the theater was trained in a combat situation their chances of hitting the gunman and not another movie goer are not very good.

No, then we'd have more killings.

Mexico has very strict gun laws and its a freaking war zone down there. Criminals break the laws so passing firearm restrictions do not effect them.

We don't live in Mexico.

No really! Ok California and DC have very strict gun laws and its a freaking war zone down there. Criminals break the laws so passing firearm restrictions do not effect them.

Clearly, some freak with an AR-15 and full body armor isn't going to rethink his plans because guns are against the rules.

Actually, trained individuals who've been through the mandatory training for their concealed weapons permits should continue to do what they do. All other patrons should hope several are in the theatre.

Cowards murderers

I'm sure a lot of the patrons were carrying Skittles...

irrelevant do to the fact he is a defendant.

it is righteous...
for thugs...
to be afraid-

FACT: The national five day waiting period under the Brady Bill had no impact on murder or robbery, but slightly increased rape and aggravated assault rates by a few percent. For these two crime categories, the major effect was to delay law-abiding citizens from getting a gun for protection. The risks were greatest for crimes against women.
* Dr. John Lott Jr., Univ. of Chicago School of Law
FACT: Guns prevent an estimated 2.5 million crimes a year, or 6,849 per day.
* Gary Kleck, Criminologist, Florida State Univ.
Often the gun is never fired and no blood (including the criminals) is shed.
FACT: Every day, 550 rapes, 1,100 murders, and 5,200 other violent crimes per day are prevented just by showing a handgun. In less than 0.9% of the time is the gun ever actually ever fired.
* Gary Kleck, Criminologist, Florida State Univ.

One should not be allowed to carry a gun into a movie theatre,that would be rediculous.I could not imaging a bunch of gun toters firing in a theatre,that would be insane.

And what if they're attacked on their way back to their car? NO honest citizen should be denied the right to defend himself/herself.

I personally don't care who is armed. If they're a bad guy they better be faster and more accurate than I am.

Clearly the nutcases are out in force. We should be able to defend ourselves against them.

Stop you at 100 yards killer boy..

Why do you people like talking our your ass so often... You'd be lucky make a 50 yd. shot with any type of Semi-auto pistol..

you don't know me; and you don't know my eyesight; you ought to see what I can do with a Winchester .223

BS.

no way chico..how many kills did you have?

After this sad day, you're talking about killing someone. **shaking my head at your nonsense**

answering a question dear.....and they want women on the front lines in infantry...good lord..or is wanting to know if you peeled from a sunburn a more important subject?

you guys at the pisser comparing your ,, sorry, your nonsense.

In a dark theater? With everyone running in different directions? If you were to use a gun in a theater under those conditions, I would consider you reckless beyond belief. How do you think you would feel if you killed one of the patrons in your haste to take out the gunman - and he was wearing Kevlar and a helmet, so you're saying under those circumstances, you could manage to get off a kill shot? I have a lot of trouble buying that. Sorry.

100 yards with a pistol?

The only time I would attempt a shot like that would be on the range for fun.

those that can; do

Some people just can't be honest. I shoot a scoped S&W; 629 and a 100 yd shot with that is ony about 75% at a 6" target...
Only an idiot would shoot that distance with a Semi-auto pistol.

Yeah, it's not about skill, it's about the accuracy of a handgun.

those that can;do..

Exactly and NO semi-auto pistol can consistantly hit a 6" target at 50 yds let alone a 100 at least not that I know of..

I am not a liar dude!!

Right..
LOL

those that can; do

I can do; both..

you should have asked; how can you do that?
20-10 vision me boy; 20-10 vision; and a talent for steady hands..I just pretend every target is a gook