Texting in theater sparks fatal shooting

[Carzan]

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[03Lightningrocks]

[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.

[03Lightningrocks]

I have a hundred bucks that says the theater this happened in, responds by posting no guns allowed.

[03Lightningrocks]

I got another hundred that says the shooter tries to use the "stand your ground" laws as a defense!

[CoffeeNut]

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?

[03Lightningrocks]

And I got two hundred the anti's use this situation of why the stand your ground laws need changed.

[jmra]

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.

[03Lightningrocks]

Im done now. But very freaked out by this! Crazy dude for sure!

[03Lightningrocks]

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.

[Jumping Frog]

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?

[CoffeeNut]

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.

"The suspect, Curtis Reeves, is a retired Tampa police officer,"

[Carzan]

I have a hundred bucks that says the theater this happened in, responds by posting no guns allowed.

I got another hundred that says the shooter tries to use the "stand your ground" laws as a defense!

And I got two hundred the anti's use this situation of why the stand your ground laws need changed.

[jmra]

I have a hundred bucks that says the theater this happened in, responds by posting no guns allowed.

I got another hundred that says the shooter tries to use the "stand your ground" laws as a defense!

And I got two hundred the anti's use this situation of why the stand your ground laws need changed.

[CoffeeNut]

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.