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Crunchy Frog

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32. I was told, by someone following the story closely, that there was one

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 09:32 PM

Jul 2015

man in the theater with a concealed carry gun, but that he didn't try to use it because it was dark in the theater and he couldn't tell exactly where the shooter was, and he knew that when the cops arrived, if they saw him with his gun out, they could easily assume that he was "the bad guy with the gun" and take him out. So he very sensibly did not try to use his gun to stop the shooter.

The guy who told me this is extremely pro-gun, and buys into that whole notion of concealed carry people stopping shooters. I could tell that he was really puzzling over this whole business, and it seemed to have him questioning some of his own core beliefs. I believe he got the info off of CNN's coverage.

Can you imagine if there had been a dozen people with concealed carry weapons in there, and they did not have the sense that this one guy had? Can you imagine the situation of gunfire coming from every corner of the theater, with dozens of people getting caught in the crossfire, and the absolute chaos once the police arrived? It would have been a slaughterhouse.

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Rick Perry: let us take our guns to the movies [View all] shenmue Jul 2015 OP

So make a theater that lets you bring a gun tblue Jul 2015 #1

They could just hand out guns along with the 3D glasses. Live and Learn Jul 2015 #6

Yeh, it's not going to be pretty... Helen Borg Jul 2015 #35

Yup. Kang Colby Jul 2015 #2

The TV Talking Head of the Free Press interrupted Perry with something like "Stop with the absurd NRA BS", am I right? Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #4

Great! LiberalLovinLug Jul 2015 #50

I suggest that everyone participating in the upcoming Repub debates Contrary1 Jul 2015 #3

In some places they do. Kang Colby Jul 2015 #7

I doubt that those participating in the Republican debate Contrary1 Jul 2015 #9

Why not? Kang Colby Jul 2015 #14

And how many would have ended up dead ibegurpard Jul 2015 #5

Sure. Kang Colby Jul 2015 #11

My husband and I both have our CCW. He carries a lot. I hardly do demtenjeep Jul 2015 #27

The best place to watch a movie is at home. In_The_Wind Jul 2015 #8

And I can watch in my underwear. Aristus Jul 2015 #18

I make my guns read the book instead. Orrex Jul 2015 #10

Going to be a whole lot more netflix subscribers MoonRiver Jul 2015 #12

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #13

We get it, you think that gun free zones are the problem. noted. ProfessorPlum Jul 2015 #20

I'm pretty sure that posters point was that they do not work. N/T beevul Jul 2015 #22

Ya think? ProfessorPlum Jul 2015 #48

Maybe Netflix gave him $100 million to say this? n/t DFW Jul 2015 #15

Perry isn't advising anything I haven't seen here on DU, dozens of times. Paladin Jul 2015 #16

Does anyone know that no one was armed? gwheezie Jul 2015 #17

Careful; pro-gun noob Kang Colby up there is going to claim that no one Aristus Jul 2015 #19

Some people have a rescue fantasy gwheezie Jul 2015 #21

Well the very idea the guns everywhere make us safer is delusional, Aristus Jul 2015 #33

this 1000000% demtenjeep Jul 2015 #28

You have to always have your finger on the trigger Jim Beard Jul 2015 #29

I was told, by someone following the story closely, that there was one Crunchy Frog Jul 2015 #32

Rick Perry must have some sort of ties to Netflix WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jul 2015 #23

Saw it live malaise Jul 2015 #24

The day I feel compelled to carry heat into the movies.... steve2470 Jul 2015 #25

I just hope the people who feel the need to come to the theatre packing MurrayDelph Jul 2015 #26

Somehow I think this would lead to more people getting shot at the movies, not less oberliner Jul 2015 #30

Rick borrowing a page from Archie Bunker. edbermac Jul 2015 #31

he is every bit the demogogue that donald trump is. betterdemsonly Jul 2015 #34

Hey Rick! A box of rocks called and said it was smarter than you. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #36

Got to love the ..... odd_duck Jul 2015 #37

#glassesfail LevelB Jul 2015 #38

Anyone want to invest in a movie where we hand out guns at the entrance? jtuck004 Jul 2015 #39

He just won the stupid contest Moral Compass Jul 2015 #40

Where's the evidence that "good guys with guns" stop/deter crimes? Beartracks Jul 2015 #41

faith based, and biased sample. nt Electric Monk Jul 2015 #42

I really think THEY think, "Well, it works in the movies." n/t Beartracks Jul 2015 #44

The fact that there are now shootings in red states and no "good guys with guns" come to save the craigmatic Jul 2015 #43

That "good guys with guns" notion is apparently based on... Beartracks Jul 2015 #46

I would prefer Jeneral2885 Jul 2015 #45

So, Mr. Perry, do you really think families want to take their kids... Beartracks Jul 2015 #47

Most people can see right through Rick's glasses. -none Jul 2015 #49

Goodhair is an idiot Gothmog Jul 2015 #51