The Dark Shooting

I woke up to the news of the shooting at the movie theatre in Colorado last night.  I can't imagine being a parent of a teenager that probably purchased advanced tickets 2 weeks ago and now isn't coming home. We don't have any details about the shooter yet but let me make some speculations.  He has always been a loner, probably was teased in high school and may have some undiagnosed case of schizophrenia.  Perhaps he has been diagnosed with a mental disorder but has gone off his medication.

Why is this the only country where we hear about this type of shooting?  This is unique to us because we have interpreted the antiquated second amendment as a right to bear arms for all 24 year old nuts, not just the militia that the law was originally intended.  Our second amendment was modelled after a British law - from the Bill of Rights in 1689.  The difference is that the Brits have realized that allowing every citizen to have guns is not a good idea in our modern times.

Other countries have terrorist bombings and fighting, but this is usually related to some sort of difference in ideology- NOT a spoiled, 24-year old nut job that wants attention because he was able to sneak an arsenal into a movie theatre and shoot a bunch of innocent children and young adults much akin to throwing a grenade in a coy pond.

Sorry to all of you that believe in the right to bear arms- I just can't agree.  How many of the possible 300+ people in the theatre had their guns with them and were able to pull them out to save themselves and others?  None-why?  We you are in this type of situation you really can't Rambo your way out of it.  I just don't believe that having a gun really affords you protection.  I would like to see some statistics on this NRA fans.  I know that countries that have gun control laws have a lot less violence.

If we are going to have "background checks" when guns are purchased, there needs to be more attention to mental illness.  It is scary that someone like this kid was able to build up an arsenal and  have tear gas?  How is this possible?  Yes I am angry and I am reacting before knowing all the details, but that could have been my nerdy daughter at the theatre and I am very upset for the victims of this senseless crime.