Originally Posted by Bonnevie (Post 811733)

well one would hope that the time it would take for the person to leave, get in his car, and maybe listen to his wife (hopefully) would have given him the time needed to realize he was over-reacting. It just seems to me, that a lot of these incidents, (George Zimmerman, a man in Clearwater who came out to yell at skateboarders and killed his neighbors) are because people had guns when they didn't need them.

I came from a family of police officers. They never wanted to pull a gun because they are trained not to do so unless they intend to use it. And there may be a different breed of police these days. Certainly the job has gotten more difficult. In my father's day the police were respected and people obeyed them. Now they taunt and insult them and if they react at all get complaints filed.

This man was 71 and may have had some age related dementia or something that caused him to reach that degree of anger. I mean the guy was texting during the previews....not the film itself and to become so infuriated to resort to that all the while he sat there breaking the law by having a gun there....

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 811844)

Probably good points to think about when buying a gun!

Originally Posted by Bonnevie (Post 811733)

This man was 71 and may have had some age related dementia or something that caused him to reach that degree of anger.

Originally Posted by JRW8219 (Post 811796)

Yes but at least THIS texter would be alive! This story isn't an isolate incident. People die every day from someone carrying a concealed (legal) gun. Would have been a complete non-story if a gun was not present. Sad, Sad.

Originally Posted by janmcn (Post 811856)

Unfortunately for Mr Reeves, there were over 100 witnesses, including a Sumter County sheriff's deputy who stepped in to subdue the shooter. Another unfortunate fact for Mr Reeves, the victim was two rows away. The only thing that got thrown was popcorn.

Mr Reeves can hire a defense attorney and try the "self defense" strategy, however these attorneys don't come cheap. Reeves could also lose his policeman's pension if he becomes a convicted felon.

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa (Post 811953)

I challenge your statement, highlighted above, that "People die every day from someone carrying a concealed (legal) gun."

Please provide the source of your statistics.

(It would be unacceptable to include those shot lawfully by police officers or by private citizens stopping the commission of a crime.)

Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Golfingnut (Post 811738)

The one man was texting where it was clearly illegal to do it. Then the other guy had a gun where he should not have had it. Does the two violations cancel each other out. Of course the killing still remains. Perhaps the 71 year old man was in fear of his life from the 43 year old man. Zimmerman got away with it so why not the retired officer.

Originally Posted by Cisco Kid (Post 811973)

I wonder how many lives are saved every year by legal gun owners ?

Originally Posted by DougB (Post 811988)

Illegal to text in a movie theatre? Could you tell me what statute that is? I would like to read it.

Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 812000)

I am sure that Lou was just trying to be facetious in his post. Texting in a theater is rude - not illegal.

I really wonder why anyone would carry a pistol to the movies. How paranoid?

Originally Posted by redwitch (Post 811573)

To issue a concealed weapon to someone just because they have no history of violence and have not committed a felony is not sufficient in my mind.

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa (Post 811953)

I challenge your statement, highlighted above, that "People die every day from someone carrying a concealed (legal) gun."

Please provide the source of your statistics.

(It would be unacceptable to include those shot lawfully by police officers or by private citizens stopping the commission of a crime.)

Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa (Post 811998)

A study ordered by President Obama found that gun ownership actually saves lives and those who have a firearm at their disposal improve their chances of survival and reduce their chance of injury in the event they are confronted by a violent criminal.

White House Study Finds Guns Save Lives: "Consistently Lower Injury Rates Among Gun Using Crime Victims"

It is estimated that 3 million people use a gun to defend themselves from harm every year. This means that over 8,000 Americans every day act with potentially deadly force to prevent injury or death to themselves or a family member.


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