MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin

> > > I was thinking the exact same thing, in an instance like this anyone in his near
> > > proximity could probably have ended the carnage in a second if they were concealed
> > > owners and had their gun. I did not know about the ban until I read your comment.
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> > Bullshit. You seriously think you could get the guy in a crowded, darkened,
> > smoke-filled cinema when he's wearing a bullet-proof vest? You'd need to place the
> > guy, clear the line in front and behind him, and get a shot on a part of him that
> > isn't armoured. You would've just increased the number of victims.
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> If there was a chance that even a small percentage of the people in that theater had
> guns, then this guy would have never tried this in the first place. Nobody would need
> to take him out in a "darkened, smoke-filled cinema" because he wouldn't be there.

Three problems with that reply. First up, you're changed the angle completely — NinjaKunt claimed that someone else with a gun "could probably have ended the carnage in a second" which is action movie fantasy, given the situation. Secondly, he's chosen a plan where other people with guns are unlikely to stop him from being able to do a lot of damage. Thirdly, the people who do this kind of thing are usually quite unstable and can't be counted on to think rationally, so others with guns are unlikely to be an effective deterrent.