A Nation Reacts To The Colorado Shootings
The country from presidential candidates to police commissioners to local editors express their sadness
A nation is stunned after a heavily armed man entered a movie theater in Aurora, CO, early Friday and opened fire. He killed at least 12 people and injured 50 others, including a 3-month-old child who was shot. The attack occurred during midnight screenings of the new Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises." The shooter, who police identified as James Holmes, also used a smoke or tear bomb to stun the audience before he started firing. Witnesses described scenes of pandemonium and chaos in the theater. Many in the theater did not realize what was happening even as the gunfire began. Holmes, 24, was arrested soon after the melee. He is in police custody and the FBI says there is no indication that incident is tied to any terrorist groups. The …
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MZ
11:49 am on Friday, August 10, 2012
There are over 70 million gun owners that killed no one yesterday. To fight for your life and the life of your loved ones is not a super human trait. It’s your duty! more ›