Lily
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Post by Lily on Jul 24, 2012 1:00:41 GMT -5
This is only natural, BL. I doubt anyone could go to that movie right now and not feel the same way. But it will pass. Time is the best healer.
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Post by BlueLotus on Jul 24, 2012 1:55:32 GMT -5
Yeah between time and my getting my carry permit things will right themselves shortly. I always sit in the back row anyhow, just a tiny bit safer that way.
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Post by Lily on Jul 25, 2012 16:10:18 GMT -5
"U.S. firearms sales soar in wake of Colorado shooting on fear of government gun crackdown" Read more: www.theprovince.com/news/firearms+sales+soar+wake+Colorado+shooting+fear+government+crackdown/6986883/story.html#ixzz21ff7rf90"A confrontation with an intoxicated man in an Arizona theatre caused about 50 people to flee, authorities said. A California man was arrested after authorities say he made allusions to the Aurora massacre after the movie didn’t start on time. In New Jersey, a showing of “Batman” was cancelled after someone stood up during the movie, opened an emergency exit and then returned to a seat. About 90 minutes into a Monday night showing of “Batman” in Santa Monica, Calif., shrieks from some girls sent about two dozen people sprinting for the exit. It turned out that a large man with a backpack was simply having a medical problem." © Copyright (c) The Province I'm not at all surprised that this is happening. It's only natural under the circumstances. As BL said, she was on the alert whenever anyone stood up. Isn't this just a damned shame that one madman can wreak so much damage on so many people.
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Post by Lily on Jul 25, 2012 16:26:27 GMT -5
Yeah between time and my getting my carry permit things will right themselves shortly. I always sit in the back row anyhow, just a tiny bit safer that way. You know I favour having my back against a wall too. It makes me feel that much more secure. At least you know there's nobody sneaking up behind you. I think you said you were ex military, BL, so you'll be experienced with the correct handling of firearms, and therefore, comfortable with having them around. I've never been anywhere near a revolver. The closest I got was to a starting pistol, which looked, at least to me, amazingly real. And my ex had a hunting rifle, which I had ambiguous feelings about. On the one hand, it made me nervous, and I kept asking if he was sure it was unloaded. But on the other, when I was home alone and heard a noise downstairs, it gave me a nice safe feeling. Not that I know how to shoot, but an intruder wouldn't know that. ;D My dad, who was ex Navy, did try to show me how to shoot at those fairground, hit the duck things, but although he did well, and won prizes, I did not!
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Post by BlueLotus on Jul 26, 2012 7:13:13 GMT -5
I have always said that everyone should know how to use a gun. My bother and I and now our baby sister were all taught how to properly deal with firearms from a young age. I was maybe five when my grandfather took me out back and placed his air pump lead slug riffle in my hands. Lesson one was don't aim unless you know exactly what you are aiming at. *This particular lesson saved my ex husband's life... PS guys if you lose your house keys don't try sneaking into the house by breaking out a window! Your armed wife might just take a pot shot at your head by mistake. Good thing I always look first, aim second. lol.* Lesson two was don't shoot for sport, if you have to aim that gun you "best not miss." I rarely do, I was the second best marks-woman in my boot-camp class. His third lesson was know which battles to pick, and never bring out a fire arm if you think the person you are going to be shooting can take it away from you and use it against you. But back then the only real reason people had guns was for the coyotes and the occasional crack head that slipped into our farming community hoping to find something he could fence in Detroit for his next hit. Times have changed, and not all of it has been for the better. My Aunt D. is a better shot than I am, one of these days I will beat her ROFL. I might have to wait for her to go blind however. Practice makes perfect Lily, if you have a firing range near you consider going once a month for a private lesson, or if you have the land for it set up old tin cans on hay bales and try hitting them from various distances. You can use a BB gun at first to get more comfortable with holding and aiming a gun, some of the ones they make today are very close approximations for the real deal.
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Post by Lily on Jul 30, 2012 14:11:31 GMT -5
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Post by Lily on Aug 2, 2012 21:11:18 GMT -5
"DENVER - The university psychiatrist seeing the young man accused in last month's Colorado theatre massacre repeatedly tried to discuss her patient with a campus behavioural and security committee nearly a month before the attack, but the group never convened, a new report said." Read more: www.theprovince.com/news/Report+Colorado+psychiatrist+tried+warn+student+accused+movie/7030421/story.html#ixzz22RdDSoVWIt's beginning to look more and more as if this guy is mentally ill, medically speaking. Whether that gets him off the legal hook or not, remains to be seen. But I doubt in his present state of dazed incomprehension he could be brought to trial. The university is looking culpable as well. If they had moved quickly on the psychiatrist's concerns, perhaps the tragedy could have been averted.
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Post by Lily on Aug 6, 2012 21:41:02 GMT -5
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