Antonin Scalia: There Are 'Undoubtedly' Limits To A Person's Right To Carry Guns

[PiggyBank]

Quote from Free Thinker:

geeze. do you people only think in black and white? you want a bunch of people in a dark theater shooting from all directions?
have you watched too many cowboy movies where the bullet never hits the innocent bystander in the background?

What an unbelievably stupid comment. yeah that's somehow worse than running for your life in a crowd hoping that the arbitrary rounds meant to kill you and everyone else, don't.

How dare someone try to save their life and the lives of others by fighting back.. SOMEONE COULD GET HURT!

What would your advice be to the people in the theater? Something along the lines of "well, just close your eyes and pretend it isn't happening."

 

[BSAM]

My ET brethren you, as well as I, can yak yak yak about this subject till the cows come home.
But, here's the bottom line whether we like it or not:

Gun control is coming to the USA.

I don't know if it's "sooner" or "later", but it's on the way.

I suspect it's "sooner".

A further/better discussion might be: What will you do if the government tells you to turn in some of your weapons? Bear in mind, there will be harsh penalties for those who don't cooperate.

 

[Brass]

So it's better to have several (many?) shooters in a dark and crowded theater during fear and pandemonium?

 

[Free Thinker]

Quote from PiggyBank:

What an unbelievably stupid comment. yeah that's infinitely worse than running for your life in a crowd hoping that the arbitrary rounds meant to kill you and everyone else, don't.

How dare someone try to save their lives and the lives of others by fighting back.. SOMEONE COULD GET HURT!

What would your advice be to the people in the theater? Something along the lines of "well just close your eyes and pretend it isn't happening."

talking about stupid. have you considered what would happen in a dark theater with bullets flying. its kind of hard to hit a target in the dark.

and what do you think would happen to you if you pulled a gun to shoot the shooter and you happened to kill an innocent bystander. you would get arrested as well you should. if you killed someone you would deserve a long stretch in prison.
cant you guys think ahead any further than you can see? you would be a terrible chess player.

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from Brass:

So it's better to have several (many?) shooters in a dark and crowded theater during fear and pandemonium?

You mean several more college students with orange hair shooting into the unarmed seated crowd?

Or more movie goers shooting back toward the flaming liberal ass hole who ignored the "no guns" sign on the door?

 

[Spike Trader]

Quote from Ricter:

That really depends on the person hearing them.

Yes, a police officer or a soldier would try to neutralize the shooter. Some citizens might have also.

 

[Brass]

Quote from Lucrum:

...Or more movie goers shooting back toward the flaming liberal ass hole who ignored the "no guns" sign on the door?

So the movie goers also ignored the "no guns" sign? Got it.

(I still can't believe they let you operate heavy machinery.)

 

[Free Thinker]

Quote from BSAM:

My ET brethren you, as well as I, can yak yak yak about this subject till the cows come home.
But, here's the bottom line whether we like it or not:

Gun control is coming to the USA.

I don't know if it's "sooner" or "later", but it's on the way.

I suspect it's "sooner".

A further/better discussion might be: What will you do if the government tells you to turn in some of your weapons? Bear in mind, there will be harsh penalties for those who don't cooperate.

if it does it will because of the nra. their refusal to consider even common sense restrictions on people who should not own guns will be the cause.
the only thing that could get guns banned in america is a rash of mass murders like this one. maybe gun owners should police their own to head off such a possibility.

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from Free Thinker:

talking about stupid. have you considered what would happen in a dark theater with bullets flying. its kind of hard to hit a target in the dark.

That didn't seem to stop the guy with orange hair from killing 12 and wounding what, 70 others?

and what do you think would happen to you if you pulled a gun to shoot the shooter and you happened to kill an innocent bystander.

Cops do exactly just that, FIVE times more often than armed citizens. But don't let the facts get in the way of your fantasy.

you would get arrested as well you should. if you killed someone you would deserve a long stretch in prison.

never seems to happen to the cops guilyy of it, or should the states drones get a free pass?

 

[Free Thinker]

Quote from Spiker:

Yes, a police officer or a soldier would try to neutralize the shooter. Some citizens might have also.

in the heat of battle friendlies get killed. especially in the dark. i have read that 25-30% of soldiers killed in battle are killed by friendly fire. these are trained marksman. what would amatures do?