Aurora, Colorado wingnut James Holmes may not be as crazy as it seems. In choosing the theater in which to execute his massacre, he chose the one that banned customers from carrying concealed weapons.
Now, I knew he’d chosen a venue that was posted No Guns, but until today, I’d no idea that he passed on closer (closer to his apartment) and larger theaters to chose the one he did.
It’s clear that Holmes had an aversion to being shot. All that body armor was real, not some homemade Batman movie costume. So, when, of the seven theaters within 20 minutes of his apartment that were showing the “Dark Knight Rises” movie, he chose not the closest, not the largest (where one would think he could do the most damage) but the only one posted “No Guns” such that Colorado concealed carry permit holders were not permitted to be armed, I have to think that posting figured in his plans.
This is the simple, common sense fact that eludes the anti-gun crowd: Criminals *like* gun control; it minimizes their risk as they prey on society. They want to go home safe and healthy after a hard day of muggings and robbery. “Gun control” just makes their work safer for them.
The theater’s No Guns posting may not have been the only factor, but I’d bet my next pension check that it was *a* factor in Holmes’ choice of theater.
Colorado concealed carry permit holders may carry into most businesses but it is up to the individual businesses to decide whether to allow concealed carry in their own establishments.
Holmes wisely chose what we in the gun culture call a “Disarmed Victims Zone”.
A No Guns sign serves to give a false sense of security except, of course, to would-be shooters.