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Avalux

(35,015 posts) Mon Dec 17, 2012, 12:26 AM Dec 2012

Breaking News: Shooting at Movie Theater in San Antonio TX. [View all]

No details yet. Mayan Theater on the Southwest side of town. Just occurred, being reported on local news.

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Breaking News: Shooting at Movie Theater in San Antonio TX. [View all] Avalux Dec 2012 OP

The gun madness is only going to get worse RomneyLies Dec 2012 #1

the gunman was shot, but talking to police Coyotl Dec 2012 #44

oy... spanone Dec 2012 #2

Anymore news? n/t CraftyGal Dec 2012 #3

Not yet. I'll update as soon as I hear. n/t Avalux Dec 2012 #5

Ugh. I have friends in that city. And I just got back from the Hobbit tonight. fujiyama Dec 2012 #4

Canada... n/t CraftyGal Dec 2012 #6

I left MI partly because the winters are too cold fujiyama Dec 2012 #17

Shooting started outside and moved into the theater rustydog Dec 2012 #7

Do you have a link? renie408 Dec 2012 #9

Just this rustydog Dec 2012 #21

Ah jeezus not again neverforget Dec 2012 #8

Fuck. Terra Alta Dec 2012 #10

You gotta be kidding me this is out of hand. Arcanetrance Dec 2012 #11

I told my kid there'd be copycats upi402 Dec 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #13

You're not going to see me in public again until the 22nd at the earliest. Barack_America Dec 2012 #14

I'm sorry Barrack_A, keep well. bettyellen Dec 2012 #32

Update: confirmed shooting started outside and moved into lobby. Avalux Dec 2012 #15

So tired. nm nc4bo Dec 2012 #16

Well, pray we don't have to hear someone blame it on the Obama supporters for sympathy libdem4life Dec 2012 #19

Your right money talks marlakay Dec 2012 #43

Too bad they can't carry weapons in Tx. Surely a bystander could have stopped the whole thing. Happyhippychick Dec 2012 #20

cant find a link brettdale Dec 2012 #22

Here Mass Dec 2012 #24

+1000 Speck Tater Dec 2012 #23

UPDATE: Police confirm one person injured. Avalux Dec 2012 #25

THE MEDIA SHOULD STOP REPORTING THESE. elleng Dec 2012 #26

After seeing the OP's post, I searched Twitter and found plenty of people tweeting nc4bo Dec 2012 #34

True, 'social media' now makes 'silence' elleng Dec 2012 #40

If only Texas had conceal and carr.. mzmolly Dec 2012 #27

"Texas congressman: Principal should have been armed" Iris Dec 2012 #39

Yes. That way, the Principal could have died with a handgun in her mzmolly Dec 2012 #46

This is fucking insane. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #28

Who would say that? "Study the issues" - if they really studied them, they wouldn't like what they Iris Dec 2012 #29

Gun-loving DUers, that's who. About five times today. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #30

sigh... Iris Dec 2012 #36

It's bizarre. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #38

The people from the Right to Kill and Bury Americans group n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #31

That is the spot-on best description of "RKBA" I've ever seen: "Right to Kill and Bury Americans" apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #33

I've also been using Right to Kill Babies and Adults recently n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #35

Oh great. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #37

I'm off to bed, but thankfully, it doesn't appear that anyone was killed. Avalux Dec 2012 #41

at the MAYAN?? theater MFM008 Dec 2012 #42

Apparently, this is a shooting, not a mass murder situation creating panic (except here). Coyotl Dec 2012 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #47

So going over this logically, let us say that a parent and a couple of kids go to the mall to shop libdem4life Dec 2012 #48