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fickman wrote:

Jaguar wrote:At one point you hear someone saying (paraphrasing), "we need gas masks, we can't go into the theater without gas masks." My thought on hearing that was; people are dying, someone is shooting, put on your big boy panties and get in there and try to stop it. I've been subjected to CS and it sucks, it makes it hard to see, but you can function, "Jaguar, Private E-1 United States Army, 123-45-6789."

Partially in their defense, it's unlikely they knew what the foreign substance was at that time.

It's just another example of the fact that we can't abdicate our right to self defense to anybody. I've got LEOs in my immediate family, and even they'll tell you - they usually get to a scene just in time to start first aid, taking witness report,s and snapping photographs.

The Mad Moderate wrote:

C-dub wrote:

The Mad Moderate wrote:Apples and oranges, you cannot compare the two.

Not apples and oranges. Maybe red delicious and granny smith, but still apples to apples.

A few hijackers with box cutters vs 6-7 people does not equal a heavily armed man wearing armor vs 1 guy with a handgun no matter how you add it up.

The Mad Moderate wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote: Of course, I'd have been armed in that theater since their sign is insufficient by itself to deny CHLs to carry.

The laws in Texas are different than anywhere else, in most if not all of the other states a simple "gun buster" sign will suffice. BTW you gonna charge the guy with the AR 12 gauge and a 40 cal??? Be my guest but you will see me looking for cover and concealment. Any of you who have said otherwise are either lying or have a death wish. Like many have said a CHL is not a Batman license, it is to protect me. A theater is going to be fairly dark and with that many rounds fired I imagine a little smoky too. That kind of confusion could easily lead to innocent people being shot when you are trying to help. Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgement that something else is more important, my life is important, getting out of the kill zone is important, taking down the gunman and being the hero is not courageous its crazy.

alvins wrote:if people want to buy things with their student loans its only going to hurt them in the long run. you still have to pay them off so if you use it for stupid stuff your only hurting yourself.

JALLEN wrote:

RPB wrote:AMC THEATERS BANS .............. masks and costumes now too ... and fake weapons.

AMC Theaters announced on its Facebook page that people wearing costumes or masks will no longer be admitted

As a result of this tragedy, AMC Theatres will no longer allow guest enter the theatre wearing costumes or masks.
Nor will the theatre allow guests to bring fake weapons inside the buildings.

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/190762 ... s-costumes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Please leave fake weapons at home ... gas masks too; and no red hair or make up

Maybe we can get the TSA to provide security screening at the movies now.