Mass Shooting At Denver Batman Movie Premiere

That has more to do with recoil. The barrel does heat up in sustained fire, but they are designed so you can swap out a hot barrel and replace it with a cool one.

The results of widespread gun ownership are plain to see...but 'there is none so blind as he who will not see.'

Sorry there is zero indication that having guns in the hands of law abiding citizens is a danger to the public at all.

There are more thinking, and aware, and concerned, gun owners in this country, but they are not represented by the closed-minded triumvirate of gun nuts doing most of the posting in this thread.

We have the propaganda promoters of the NRA in this thread

and they mindlessly reiterate the same "gun rights" chant regardless of what else is said.

They are indifferent to gun violence.

And their constant comparisons to other methods of destruction are illogical. The damage done by other methods doesn't, in any way, mitigate the damage done by gun violence in our society. That's like saying you shouldn't develop a vaccine to wipe out one deadly disease because people might still be killed by other diseases. There is no logic in that type of thinking.

And their constant reiteration of the same self-serving illogical comments in post, after post, after post,

proves the old adage that, "Shallow brooks are noisy."

Meanwhile, there is the incident in Sparks, in which a theatergoer appears to have put the armed patron theory into practice -- and unwittingly demonstrated what really happens when untrained people are allowed to run around in public with deadly weapons.

During a showing of "The Bourne Legacy," a 56-year-old man with a concealed weapons permit shifted in his seat. His shooting iron fell to the floor, went off and shot him in what for some gun enthusiasts seems to be the thinking organ. Fortunately, neither he nor anyone else was seriously hurt; he was able to stand up, apologize to the audience and make his way to a local hospital.

It could have been much, much worse. But the incident demonstrated, graphically, how half-assed the rationale for an armed society really is.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-aurora-theater-guns-20120816,0,5392367.story

Jared Loughner legally purchased the 9mm Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol with a 33-round magazine, that he used to kill 6, and wound 12 (including Congresswoman Giffords).

Wade Michael Page, the gunman in the recent Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin, purchased his Springfield XD(M) 9-millimeter semi-automatic pistol legally.

James Holmes was a law-abiding citizen until he fired those guns in the Aurora theater. He purchased all of his weapons legally.

Atlanta gun salesman Jack Riddle shows off an AR-15, a once-banned assault weapon used in the Aurora, Colo., theater massacre

During a showing of "The Bourne Legacy," a 56-year-old man with a concealed weapons permit shifted in his seat. His shooting iron fell to the floor, went off and shot him in what for some gun enthusiasts seems to be the thinking organ. Fortunately, neither he nor anyone else was seriously hurt; he was able to stand up, apologize to the audience and make his way to a local hospital.

You forget that the cause of the massacre is the person who carries it out, and if such a person is denied one method, they will consciously choose a different method.

Well, people would be just as dead if they were killed some other way.

And our right to have guns would trump everything else even if there actually were a difference.

Not true at all. It is the easy availability of the means, such as guns, that makes these acts all the more possible. That's why we have more frequent multiple/mass killings by firearms than by any other methods.

oralloy wrote:

You forget that the cause of the massacre is the person who carries it out, and if such a person is denied one method, they will consciously choose a different method.

Not true at all. It is the easy availability of the means, such as guns, that makes these acts all the more possible.

That's why we have more frequent multiple/mass killings by firearms than by any other methods.

oralloy wrote:

Well, people would be just as dead if they were killed some other way.

And our right to have guns would trump everything else even if there actually were a difference.

You are clearly saying you have no interest in trying to decrease gun violence--and that, in fact, you don't care how many people are killed by gun violence, because your alleged right to have guns trumps everything else.

You've said it all, oralloy--you live in your own self-encapsulated loony little world.

I don't have to bother insulting you--or responding to you either--you seem quite happy, and at home, talking to yourself.

Responsible gun owners, of whom I know many, cringe at remarks like yours.

Sorry can you be sure that the can of gasoline will only be used to fuel a lawnmower and not be used to kill 39 people at an after hour club?

Suspect in Washington shooting expressed political grudge
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON | Thu Aug 16, 2012
(Reuters) - The man charged in a shooting at a conservative Christian lobbying group in downtown Washington told a guard "I don't like your politics" before wounding him, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

Floyd Lee Corkins II, 28, of Herndon, Virginia, also was carrying 15 sandwiches from Chick-fil-A, a fast-food chain, in Wednesday's shooting at the Family Research Council, an affidavit said.

The Family Research Council strongly opposes same-sex marriage and abortion, and Corkins had been a volunteer at a Washington gay and lesbian community center. Chick-fil-A's president has publicly opposed same-sex marriage.

Corkins' parents told FBI agents that Corkins "has strong opinions with respect to those he believes do not treat homosexuals in a fair manner," the affidavit from the FBI said.

In an initial court appearance, Magistrate Judge Alan Kay ordered that Corkins be held without bond and that he undergo a mental evaluation. A preliminary and detention hearing was set for August 24.

Corkins faces a District of Columbia charge of assault with intent to kill while armed and a federal charge of interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition.

Corkins appeared in court subdued and dressed in white prison garb, his hands behind his back when he stood to address the judge. He told Kay he had about $300 and no property, and was assigned a public defender.

The affidavit said Corkins entered the offices of the Family Research Council and was stopped at the door by a security guard, according to the affidavit.

A witness told FBI agents that Corkins "stated words to the effect of, 'I don't like your politics,'" it said.

Surveillance camera footage showed that Corkins then pulled a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol from a backpack and shot the guard in the arm. The wounded guard wrestled the gun from Corkins and subdued him. A second guard called 911, the affidavit said.

Investigators recovered two more loaded magazines at the scene. They found another 50 rounds of ammunition and the Chick-fil-A sandwiches in Corkins' backpack.

The complaint said that Corkins lived with his parents. He had left their car at a Virginia subway station before the attack.

Corkins faces up to 10 years in prison for the federal weapons charge and from five to 30 years for the District of Columbia offense.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-usa-shooting-washington-idUSBRE87E0VG20120816

Nonsense. Gun availability has little impact on homicide rates.

Are you even aware of how much gun violence occurs in this country on a daily basis?

In any case ,by body count firearms are hardly the greatest killer....

you need to tell the FBI that they've got it all wrong

let us know how they respond to you