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Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:07 pm
by Carzan
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Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:10 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
:shock: :shock: :shock:

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:12 pm
by jmra
Yep, texting kills.
This isn't about texting. It's about a guy who lost it, probably a while before he entered the theater.

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:13 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
I have a hundred bucks that says the theater this happened in, responds by posting no guns allowed.

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:15 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
I got another hundred that says the shooter tries to use the "stand your ground" laws as a defense!

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:15 pm
by CoffeeNut
03Lightningrocks wrote:I have a hundred bucks that says the theater this happened in, responds by posting no guns allowed.
Shooter was a retired cop and I don't think he'd have to comply, correct?

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:15 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
And I got two hundred the anti's use this situation of why the stand your ground laws need changed.

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:16 pm
by jmra
03Lightningrocks wrote:I got another hundred that says the shooter tries to use the "stand your ground" laws as a defense!
According to another article:
"Needless to say, Alabama-based Cobb Theaters are gun-free zones"
ETA: not sure why this article references Alabama when this happened in FL.

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:16 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
Im done now. But very freaked out by this! Crazy dude for sure!

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:18 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
jmra wrote:
03Lightningrocks wrote:I got another hundred that says the shooter tries to use the "stand your ground" laws as a defense!
According to another article:
"Needless to say, Alabama-based Cobb Theaters are gun-free zones"
Now there is a twist. This could not be a true story. The gun cannot possibly have been in a gun free zone. Everyone knows how well these laws work. :roll:

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:19 pm
by Jumping Frog
CoffeeNut wrote: Shooter was a retired cop and I don't think he'd have to comply, correct?
Why do you think a retired cop would be exempt from a "no guns" posting in general?

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:20 pm
by CoffeeNut
03Lightningrocks wrote:
jmra wrote:
03Lightningrocks wrote:I got another hundred that says the shooter tries to use the "stand your ground" laws as a defense!
According to another article:
"Needless to say, Alabama-based Cobb Theaters are gun-free zones"
Now there is a twist. This could not be a true story. The gun cannot possibly have been in a gun free zone. Everyone knows how well these laws work. :roll:
"The suspect, Curtis Reeves, is a retired Tampa police officer,"

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:20 pm
by Carzan
03Lightningrocks wrote:I have a hundred bucks that says the theater this happened in, responds by posting no guns allowed.
:iagree:
03Lightningrocks wrote:I got another hundred that says the shooter tries to use the "stand your ground" laws as a defense!
:iagree:
03Lightningrocks wrote:And I got two hundred the anti's use this situation of why the stand your ground laws need changed.
:iagree:

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:21 pm
by jmra
Carzan wrote:
03Lightningrocks wrote:I have a hundred bucks that says the theater this happened in, responds by posting no guns allowed.
:iagree:
03Lightningrocks wrote:I got another hundred that says the shooter tries to use the "stand your ground" laws as a defense!
:iagree:
03Lightningrocks wrote:And I got two hundred the anti's use this situation of why the stand your ground laws need changed.
:iagree:
:iagree: :iagree:

Re: Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:21 pm
by CoffeeNut
Jumping Frog wrote:
CoffeeNut wrote: Shooter was a retired cop and I don't think he'd have to comply, correct?
Why do you think a retired cop would be exempt from a "no guns" posting in general?
Because iirc retired police officers still have a badge and limited police powers so why would they have to comply with a "no guns" posting geared toward the general public. An off duty police officer in the theater is the one who detained the shooter and I'm guessing he had his firearm.