Just a couple of things.
--Whoever is talking about the potential of getting rid of the second ammendment STFU. It would be impossible, even if someone was trying, and no one is trying. Enough of the paranoia.
--All you cowboys who think that all that theater needed was someone carrying, well, how do you know there wasn't anyone carrying? Having a gun doesn't automatically make you the hero of the day. Getting a shot off to stop that crime would have been very difficult. There was a guy with a concealed weapon there when Gabby Giffords was shot. Not only was he not able to shoot the shooter, he almost accidently shot an innocent bystander.
Armed hero nearly shot wrong man in Ariz. - Slate.com - NBCNews.com
Moral: Maybe armed movie goers would have helped stop the crime, maybe they could have done nothing, and maybe they would have shot innocent people by mistake. I wouldn't be so certain about this one.
-- I am undecided about the best course for gun laws in this country, but obviously the second amendment doesn't mean you can sell nukes at walmart. There has to be SOME rules. Even Judge Alito conceded that. What is troubling is when extremists gain power and ideology trumps common sense. A case in point; the NRA opposes a law to prohibit gun sales to people on the terrorist watch list. Now that is fucked up.
On terrorist watch list, but allowed to buy guns | Need to Know | PBS