"mike" wrote in message
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On 7/26/2012 3:32 PM, Atila Iskander wrote:

"mike" wrote in message

But one guy with a CC permit and a clear line of fire might have saved
some lives that day.

That fellow would have been...
1) shot by the police.

Really ?
Why ?
If you have to ask, you haven't thought about it.


We have lots of incidents where people who packed and used their guns did
not get shot by the police
And although the police shoot about 6 times as many innocent bystanders are
armed citizens, that is not a guarantee that a citizen will be automatically
shot by the police
Try again


2) sued by everybody in the theater

Really ?
Why ?
My hearing was damaged by the cowboy sitting next to me shooting.
I was hit by an ejected shell casing.
I wouldn't have been shot if the cowboy hadn't drawn fire.
The ambulance chaser talked me into joining the suit so I could get some
free $$$.
Everybody's glad they got out alive until the lawyers get in the act.
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1) All of the above can also be ascribed to the shooter who was trying to
kill you
2) Good Samaritan rule would be applicable in this case
3) If not 2), then State law exempting from lawsuit the person who took
on the shooter.



3) God help him if he accidentally hit anybody.


Really ?
Why ?
Probably manslaughter, but I don't know the exact laws involved.

Yes that's is obvious
Maybe you should check the law BEFORE you pronounce yourself in future.


You don't shoot people, period!!!

Well, that's nice in theory
But real life is a different story

Sorry, your honor, the guy just stood up when I was shooting at the perp.

Well, then it's the idiot's fault for standing up while shots are being
exchanged.





After 911, I got a carry permit, primarily so I could
take a pistol in the car or motorhome without hassle.
I also carried it on the street for a while.
It gave me a false sense of security.
I determined that ANY action that I took would
involve WAY more risk to me than any help it could provide.


That's you
But that does not make it true for anyone else


Ordinary people shouldn't carry guns.
But I'd defend their right to do so.

You're right
And since only 1-2% of the population chooses to carry, they definitely
are not ordinary like you


Unless you happened to be very near the shooter with a clear line of
sight, and there's a high probability that YOU will be shot,
the possibility of collateral damage is WAY too high in a theater.


You demonstrate that you haven't thought this through
1) The shooter was standing in front of the screen, which means he was
literally standing in a spotlight
2) Most theaters today, have the seats on rising steps, so that that
audience has a clear line of set to the screen unimpeded buy the audience in
front.
3) Anyone shooting back would have no problem finding a clear shot while
the rest of the audience, if they had any brains would be keeping low and
scurrying for cover or the exits.
The scenario of someone standing straight up, you proposed earlier
is highly unlikely except maybe for an clueless idiot
4) The distances involved would be less than 25 yards. A distance that
handgun shooters shoot at quite often
I can consistently hit within a 5" circle with a 4" S&W 681 in .357
magnum at 50 yards
I can do the same with a 2" snubby at 25 yards
And I know people who can shoot tighter than that doing
double-action double taps.
.. (But they've practiced far more than me)


Your questions suggest that you shouldn't be carrying a gun.


More like my questions were to discover how clueless you are about this
subject