tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post1727786183681819964..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Aurora, Colorado: It’s (Not) Only a MovieBeverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-10418541328349792962012-07-24T22:48:21.492-07:002012-07-24T22:48:21.492-07:00Brian, I agree with some but not all of what you h...Brian, I agree with some but not all of what you have to say. In any case, I do appreciate your thoughts. Yes, it was a gracious gesture on Bale's part, but how little his actions make up for all those lives that have been needlessly ruined.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-47893485802690313612012-07-24T18:41:20.826-07:002012-07-24T18:41:20.826-07:00I own no guns, nor do I care to, but eliminating g...I own no guns, nor do I care to, but eliminating gun ownership is not an answer to such a problem, at least to me. A crazy person, or anybody who wants one, will get a gun regardless someway somehow. Colorado already has very strict gun laws as it is, especially after Columbine.<br /><br />Also, the presidents 'Fast & Furious' plan of actually GIVING high powered weapons to Mexican drug cartels only to use them to kill innocent Mexicans and our own border patrol agents isn't the answer to push for tighter restrictions, either. <br /><br />I am curious, though, how this character was able to get three(?) such weapons into a movie theater especially considering cops were already around the theater. Two were large rifles. Not sure how he was able to conceal those without somebody noticing.<br /><br />Also, I don't see how the court will go with an insanity plea. The man was wearing a bullet proof vest for crying out loud. He obviously was of enough sound mind and body to know he didn't want to get shot, yet showed no compunction at taking out as many people as possible.<br /><br />I know people who own a variety of weapons because they like collecting them. Either that, or they have a military background. I find nothing bozo insane about it, in my opinion. One is a close friend, another is a relative who was in Vietnam. But as I said above, I own no guns and have no interest in ever owning one. Although for safety reasons, having one would likely be logical especially in this day and age.<br /><br />And taking into consideration we are in a society where so many want things given to them without working for it(such as the violence perpetrated by the so-called Occupy "Movement"), civilization has become spoiled on technology. And like a child who wants something they can't have, some of these loons take things to extremes to get what they want, whatever that may be. I don't know what all goes into determining how you obtain a gun LEGALLY, but perhaps a routine psychological examination would prove beneficial in weeding out the good from the bad. <br /><br />Aside from this being a thought provoking post, Beverly, what a nice, thoughtful gesture for Christian Bale to visit the survivors of this incident.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-71215322220325556652012-07-23T20:37:26.504-07:002012-07-23T20:37:26.504-07:00Right . . . though for me, at least, owning your o...Right . . . though for me, at least, owning your own arsenal is not a right that seems worth having. I was gratified by a comment on Facebook from a horror movie fan who says, "I'm a gun owner, but I don't need an assault rifle and 6000 rounds of ammo to exercise my 2nd Amendment rights. That's nut-case bozo insane if you ask me." It's good to hear that not all gun owners are fans of the NRA position on gun ownership.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-17092159804275273432012-07-23T19:48:29.416-07:002012-07-23T19:48:29.416-07:00It's such a tightrope - give up some perceived...It's such a tightrope - give up some perceived rights in order to prevent a psycho easy access to the tools of slaughter. But then feel oppressed, especially when you can't see the results - in other words, if successful, there are no psychos killing people, and everyone forgets the reason why those perceived rights were given up and rail against authority for imposing limits.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.com