General Discussion

booley

(3,855 posts)

14. question for all the people attacking this post

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 02:22 PM

Jul 2012

how many of you have ever actually been exposed to tear gas?

I have.

It's blinding. It's distracting.

And it was dark in that theatre which doesnt' exactly help either.

And yet you want us to believe that it would have had no effect on the ability to target the right person and not shoot bystanders who would be running past you?

Really?

So in that situation how exactly was one supposed to aim? Via taste? Touch?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

57 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Well, at least there wasn't some fool with a concealed carry permit that started shooting back [View all] 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 OP

You know that for a fact do you? Indydem Jul 2012 #1

Indeed they do 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #2

I don't pretend that I know what would happen Indydem Jul 2012 #4

Actually, Old Man is most likely correct. No one would know who the bad guy was if FarLeftFist Jul 2012 #31

Yeah permatex Jul 2012 #37

Plain-clothes or off-duty cops have been killed by other cops arriving on scene before. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #41

You want a link to a group shoot out or victims of stray bullets??? FarLeftFist Jul 2012 #42

A link to CCP holders permatex Jul 2012 #44

So you're looking for a link to a murder by 2 legal gun holders? FarLeftFist Jul 2012 #45

Here's what you posted permatex Jul 2012 #48

Ever heard of something being unprecedented? FarLeftFist Jul 2012 #50

Where did I say more guns is the answer? permatex Jul 2012 #51

The lesson here is to kiss your ass goodbye, give up, you're done. Tejas Jul 2012 #6

From what I read, the people who kept their heads down came out alive... rfranklin Jul 2012 #16

It is basic behavior chaos analysis. slampoet Jul 2012 #9

The Shooter Was in Full Body Armor and a Bulletproof Helmet AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #15

Maybe a lesson from a concealed weapon licensed holding ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #33

So in other words permatex Jul 2012 #39

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #47

I stand corrected, permatex Jul 2012 #49

Nevermind n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #54

Or a cop that started shooting back. Tejas Jul 2012 #3

Or a Klingon. That would have been some bad shit. nt. NCTraveler Jul 2012 #5

But phasers would be utterly cool longship Jul 2012 #10

Klingons don't use phasers MattBaggins Jul 2012 #53

Damn! I suppose those can't be set to stun, eh? nt longship Jul 2012 #55

Not sure about my stance on gun control krhines Jul 2012 #7

Century Aurora 16 has a no gun policy posted TouchOfGray Jul 2012 #8

What a pipoman Jul 2012 #11

His magic 8-ball trumps your common sense. Tejas Jul 2012 #12

You are correct. And if officers arrived in the middle of it, they wouldn't know who the bad guy was phleshdef Jul 2012 #13

Yes. Myopic Mini-minds. aquart Jul 2012 #22

question for all the people attacking this post booley Jul 2012 #14

I have as well sarisataka Jul 2012 #17

Just about anyone ever in the military has been permatex Jul 2012 #21

You assume that person blinded by gas, if in possession of a gun 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #25

Cops would have been useless too. Tejas Jul 2012 #29

It seems to me that the shooter had this all figured out. He figured that there would be CTyankee Jul 2012 #36

I always like to tell the story at the Gabby Giffords shooting. There was someone who came jillan Jul 2012 #18

How do you know? permatex Jul 2012 #19

but if they wouldnt' have shot booley Jul 2012 #23

I honestly can't say permatex Jul 2012 #28

IT all depends on how close you are to the shooter rl6214 Jul 2012 #57

Exactly. Lionessa Jul 2012 #46

How do we know that until they've checked all the crime scene goodies? aquart Jul 2012 #20

The movie theater prohibited people from carrying guns 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #24

You can't find a scenario like that... gregoire Jul 2012 #26

That is just blatantly untrue 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #27

And that statement would make you a l**r permatex Jul 2012 #30

Your best example includes a broken gun and a sports device? gregoire Jul 2012 #32

I just proved that you lied permatex Jul 2012 #35

Yup permatex Jul 2012 #40

Yep... it could have wound up like this.... redroof Jul 2012 #34

Wow, earlier today you'd heard nothing about the case (according to you) Lex Jul 2012 #38

No, that's not accurate. Earlier today I did not recognize the last name of the shooter in a post 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #43

well... handmade34 Jul 2012 #52

And you KNOW this...how? rl6214 Jul 2012 #56