Colorado Massacre

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Well here they do......

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They caught one, but it's only a matter of time before they miss one.


‘Dark Knight’ copycat arrested at Ohio movie theater

Police found suspect with loaded 9mm Glock and several knives while waiting in back of theater for show to start.

By Ryan Gorman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 2:05 PM

Westlake Police Department

Scott Smith, 37, was arrested Saturday night for carrying multiple weapons into a “Dark Knight” showing at an Ohio movie theater.



Scores of movie goers may have been spared from a "Dark Knight" copycat killer arrested this past weekend at an Ohio movie theater.
A man was arrested at the Regal Cinemas at Crocker Park, in Westlake Saturday after he was discovered to be in possession of multiple weapons while sitting in an empty theater waiting for the 10 p.m. showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" to start.
Scott Smith, of North Ridgeville, had a beige satchel that raised suspicion when he entered the theater. After Smith took a seat, an off-duty Westlake police officer who was providing security to the movie theater asked to search the bag.
WKYC TV

Police providing security at the Regal Cinemas Crocker Park found a loaded 9mm Glock handgun, multiple loaded magazine and four knives on Scott Smith.


The officer found a loaded 9mm Glock handgun, multiple loaded magazines and three knives inside, Westlake Police Lt. Ray Arcuri said. An additional knife was found underneath his clothes.
"He sat in the last row, right in the middle," said Arcuri. "If he was going to try to assault anybody, he'd have a full range of victims."
Arcuri added that being in the back row prevented anybody from being able to come up from behind Smith, giving him a "tactical advantage."
News of the arrest stunned moviegoers.
WKYC TV

Police prevented a possible “Dark Knight” copycat killer from carrying out an assault at a 10 pm show Saturday night.


"That's really scary," Jennifer Moore told WKYC. "We were just talking about copycats … it definitely puts you on high alert."
Police searched Smith's truck in the parking lot and found a tactical vest, the station reported.
"That was luck," Lillian McNulty told the station, "or divine intervention."
In a statement emailed to the Daily News, Regal spokesman Russ Nunley said the cinema chain takes "safety and security very seriously." He added that Regal prohibits all patrons from carrying firearms or concealed weapons into theaters and that the theater reserves the right to search anyone's backpack, package or bag.
In the wake of the Colorado "Dark Knight" attack, many theaters made decisions to restrict the types of costumes customers were allowed to wear. Nunley wrote that Regal will enforce "stricter controls" over attire and accessories.
Cops searching Smith's home Monday night found an additional arsenal of six to eight pistols, rifles and shotguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, said Arcuri. Officers also discovered prescription medication in the home that may have prevented Smith from being able to own firearms.
Smith told police he was unemployed after being downsized from the military due to a previous injury, Arcuri said officials could not confirm if Smith ever served.
The FBI and the ATF are assisting with the investigation, Arcuri said, but only in state charges have been filed.
Officials have charged Smith with one felony count of carrying a concealed weapon, one felony count of having weapons under disability - because of the medication - and four misdemeanor counts of carrying various weapons.
Arcuri declined to confirm the medication found in the home.
Smith has no prior criminal record and no motive has been established.



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After Smith took a seat, an off-duty Westlake police officer who was providing security to the movie theater asked to search the bag.

OK, here's the scary part.

Did the cop have the right to search that bag?

It is scary on two levels. First is obvious. If the guy refused, but did not make a scene, would he have been able to stay? Would he have carried this out?

Second. Will cops be allowed "search and seizure" in any public place, on or off duty, on suspicion?

Such a small group of people can destroy freedom for everyone.

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After CO they're all on edge, & probably thinking I can't wait til this frigging movie disappears. Sadly, someone out there is waiting for the right trigger to do it all over again, & it will have nothing to do with Batman.


Btw a guy with a mug like that one, I'm surprised he doesn't have three names.

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Access link on bottom for video.

Aurora shooting survivor teams up with Bloomberg to push for presidential gun control debate

Stephen Barton wants Obama and Romney to make gun control a top talking point in upcoming debate.


By Kristen A. Lee / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, October 1, 2012, 1:20 PM



maigcoalition via YouTube

“This past summer in a movie theater in Colorado I was shot — shot in the face and neck,” says Aurora victim Stephen Barton as he pushes for gun control as a topic of the presidential debates.

A young man who was shot in the neck during the Aurora movie theater massacre this summer is teaming up with Mayor Bloomberg to get the White House candidates talking about gun control during the debate this week.
Stephen Barton sits in an eerily empty movie theater in a new national ad urging voters to "demand a plan" from both President Obama and Mitt Romney to stop gun violence.
The “Demand a Plan” campaign is an effort by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which was co-founded by Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
“This past summer in a movie theater in Colorado I was shot — shot in the face and neck,” Barton says as he sits alone in a theater, with some scarring visible on the left side of his face.
“But I was lucky. In the next four years, 48,000 Americans won’t be so lucky, because they’ll be murdered with guns in the next president’s term,” he continues. “Enough to fill over 200 theaters.”
“So when you watch the presidential debates, ask yourself: Who has a plan to stop gun violence? Let’s demand a plan,” he concludes.
Robert Ray/AP

Stephen Barton, of Southbury, Conn., was one of the victims wounded when a gunman opened fire at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises," in Aurora, where 12 people were killed.


A dozen people were killed and about 60 injured in Aurora, Colorado, this July when accused killer James Holmes allegedly opened fire on moviegoers at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises.”
Bloomberg and others urged Obama and Romney to promise a crackdown on gun violence after the mass shooting, but neither presidential campaign has made the issue a top priority.
The two White House contenders face off for the first time on Wednesday at the University of Denver, just about 10 miles from Aurora.
The ad will air nationally during the week of the debate.
"When the candidates walk into that auditorium, I hope they'll be thinking about another theater a few miles away where a dozen people were murdered, and dozens more were injured like Stephen," Bloomberg said in a statement. "He deserves a straight answer about what the candidates plan to do about it."
Robert Ray/AP

Barton, a Fulbright Scholarship winner and recent Syracuse University graduate, was on a cross country bike trip with a friend when they stopped to see the latest Batman movie.


Barton, a Fulbright Scholarship winner and recent Syracuse University graduate, was on a cross country bike trip with a friend when they stopped to see the latest Batman movie.
"I never thought I'd be a shooting victim until I was bleeding on a floor in Aurora," Barton said in a statement. "I was lucky, but I've seen what happens when dangerous people get their hands on guns. And I think it's fair to ask the men who want to lead the country to get past the platitudes and give us a serious plan to address a serious problem."
klee@nydailynews.com


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Ouch.


Literally.