Stop the American bashing! If your not an American I don't care what you say about our gun laws. This is a time of mourning not a time to criticize what you don't like about us!
This guy broke a number of laws when he did this. Why would he care about a law restricting or banning guns? He obviously didn't care about laws against killing people, so how would anti-gun laws have stopped him? Guns were merely his weapon of choice, I can go down to home depot and pick up enough supplies to take down the whole theater in minutes, does that mean floor cleaner should be illegal? Anything can be turned into a weapon, banning certain weapons isn't going to stop crime or even limit casualties. If he wanted to kill a dozen people, he was going to kill a dozen people, guns had nothing to do with it. Actually, he probably wanted to kill more than a dozen but apparently his aim was off.
Exactly, gun laws would not stop him.
Concur. And if those guns were illegal, think he could get them anyway?
Of course he could, there are Ak's, AR15's, M16's, and all kinds of submacine guns and pistols on the american black market.
Let's be glad the guy didnt have a fully auto, which does require a permit. To get an AR15 one does not need a permit though. Semi-auto assault rifle, pull once per shot.
Or better yet if someone was armed in the theater... read below:
I carry a 40S&W Glock 22. Body armor means that instead of shooting at center of mass or pelvis, you go for the head.
A perp who lacks cover would be vulnerable, even with a helmet. If this actually happened, it would have been a harrowing
experience, so I doubt that I'd be sitting back down. I'd quickly leave to avoid the cops.
Seriously, any decent shot that had a concealed weapons liscence could of gotten him down.