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"Texas Gov. Rick Perry called "gun free zones" a bad idea, saying that movie-goers should be allowed to attend while carrying arms"
The opinion of the commenter is that a movie theater is a very risky place to have a gun battle. Any public place is. It is dark, the shooter might be moving, there might be another CCW person returning fire, people might get in the way in panic.
First shots, people near the shooter will scramble away, usually there is only 2 directions in most theaters which they can run due to the seats. Most people will run away from the shooter. So only the person that ducked down first could be in the way. So a clear foreground would be probable, background is a different story.
Most of the theaters I go to are small and I usually sit in the middle. So the greatest distance I would have to shoot would be 10 rows or probably 6-8 seats. Distance is not going to be a problem, typical shooting scenario less than 10-15 yards (30-45feet). Low light is a problem, it is a very unique experience. (very good for the laser sites)
The first shots will be seared into your brain, you know where the shooter is. So if someone else shoots, you either have two shooters or another person trying to take down the original shooter. Mass shooters tend to shoot anything that moves, so if it is quiet, they are either reloading or moving to find more targets. Otherwise they will shoot as they move, so you know where they are.
Spray and pray is bad shooting, you tend to waste ammo, you will probably run out of ammo before the shooter(since the shooter planned on spraying ammo to harm as many as possible). Also every bullet you shoot is a liability to you. Potential million dollar settlement for each one. You want to be sure you hit the shooter with most.
It might also be safer to call for the shooter to put down his gun, not that he/she will, but to let others know you're a defender not an aggressor. Do not announce yourself as law enforcement(unless you are), this is a felony. That said, there is no honor in war, if you are the person behind the shooter, and you know he is a mass shooter and he doesn't instantly turn to shoot you, cap him/her in the head. If you are sure there is no reason for this person to shoot someone, kill them without hesitation, because he/she will do the same to you when they realize you are behind them.
Gun free zones are a neon sign to mass killers, that this is a large group of people with little or no chance of the people having a means to defend themselves. They can push the body count up quickly while the police are probably 10-15 minutes away.
Also strip malls and large shopping malls tend to be gun free, which is also where recruitment centers are located. So shooters are relatively safe if the military hasn't armed their centers. Military targets are more common for terror wannabe's.
The fewer places people can't carry, the less likely a mass shooter will have time to get the body count up to gain them fame. (why I refer to mass shooters by the date of their event, not their name.) They want to die, but they want people to know who they were. Stop making them famous and they will stop trying to take as many people with them as they can.
The opinion of the commenter is that a movie theater is a very risky place to have a gun battle. Any public place is. It is dark, the shooter might be moving, there might be another CCW person returning fire, people might get in the way in panic.
First shots, people near the shooter will scramble away, usually there is only 2 directions in most theaters which they can run due to the seats. Most people will run away from the shooter. So only the person that ducked down first could be in the way. So a clear foreground would be probable, background is a different story.
Most of the theaters I go to are small and I usually sit in the middle. So the greatest distance I would have to shoot would be 10 rows or probably 6-8 seats. Distance is not going to be a problem, typical shooting scenario less than 10-15 yards (30-45feet). Low light is a problem, it is a very unique experience. (very good for the laser sites)
The first shots will be seared into your brain, you know where the shooter is. So if someone else shoots, you either have two shooters or another person trying to take down the original shooter. Mass shooters tend to shoot anything that moves, so if it is quiet, they are either reloading or moving to find more targets. Otherwise they will shoot as they move, so you know where they are.
Spray and pray is bad shooting, you tend to waste ammo, you will probably run out of ammo before the shooter(since the shooter planned on spraying ammo to harm as many as possible). Also every bullet you shoot is a liability to you. Potential million dollar settlement for each one. You want to be sure you hit the shooter with most.
It might also be safer to call for the shooter to put down his gun, not that he/she will, but to let others know you're a defender not an aggressor. Do not announce yourself as law enforcement(unless you are), this is a felony. That said, there is no honor in war, if you are the person behind the shooter, and you know he is a mass shooter and he doesn't instantly turn to shoot you, cap him/her in the head. If you are sure there is no reason for this person to shoot someone, kill them without hesitation, because he/she will do the same to you when they realize you are behind them.
Gun free zones are a neon sign to mass killers, that this is a large group of people with little or no chance of the people having a means to defend themselves. They can push the body count up quickly while the police are probably 10-15 minutes away.
Also strip malls and large shopping malls tend to be gun free, which is also where recruitment centers are located. So shooters are relatively safe if the military hasn't armed their centers. Military targets are more common for terror wannabe's.
The fewer places people can't carry, the less likely a mass shooter will have time to get the body count up to gain them fame. (why I refer to mass shooters by the date of their event, not their name.) They want to die, but they want people to know who they were. Stop making them famous and they will stop trying to take as many people with them as they can.
