Safety

am1958 wrote:
Just as there are "No atheists in a foxhole" I'll wager there are an equal number of "anti-Second Amendment people in a gun free zone during an active shooter incident".

Gun free zones are also known as Criminal Empowerment Zones. There were something like five other theaters closer to the Aurora shooters apartment playing the same movie at the time of the shooting. But he chose the first one that had "No Firearms" signs on all the entrances. If that doesn't speak sufficient volumes to anyone them there are not sufficient volumes on the planet to have them see sense.

By declaring your house, business, campground, golf course or any other area a gun free zone pretty much assures you of two things:-

1. The only people entering those places will be people with a disregard for the law.

2. If one of those with disregard for the law starts robbing or shooting you will have no-one there with the tools required to help you.

I really can fully understand why some people shun firearms. What I can't understand is why people try to take away the ability of law abiding citizens from carrying them. At least if there is someone around with a gun when a nutcase is about to shoot you you'd have a chance. As it is you are wishing no chance upon yourself. That being the case evolution has take a strange turn with you - it has bred out the survival instinct and, as basic genetics teaches us, strains that are unsuited to their environment eventually die out.

I believe you are getting your information from an OPINION piece published by Fox.

The fact is the shooter choose this theater after casing it and 2 others, as well as an airport. He seemed to prefer this cineplex to others for a variety of reasons: type of seating, hours of operation and the dark interior.
In all his meticulous notes, a gun free zone advantage never was listed and he fully expected to be caught or killed. This info came out in the trial and is documented there in testimony and collected evidence (his diary).

Me? I prefer gun free zones in my life such as whilst praying, waiting for public transport, sleeping,etc. Gives me some relief from day to day cares w/o feeling there is a boogey man lurking behind every bush.

However, if you wish to open or conceal carry from morning to night, that would be your business as long as it's legal in the area you are in.

As an aside I think that if businesses chose to allow no guns on site it's not that hard to install a metal detector. To me it would be wise since some believe only some or no laws apply to them.