Mass Shooting at "The Dark Knight Rises" Midnight Show, Colorado
Friday, July 20, 2012 at 8:15AM
NATHANIEL R in Batman, The Dark Knight, moviegoing, politics

Woke up to terrible news about a man entering a midnight screening of the new Batman in a gas mask and rifle, threw out a cannister of hissing gass and opened fire. Horrifying news. Every time I click on a news link the number of dead rises. (Here's an interesting snapshot of how public news like this travels in real time.)

So sad that for each new gun massacre there is not a new gun control law. We never learn. 

 

News Update: 12 confirmed dead and 51 more injured. Suspect James Eagan Holmes surrendered to police.
Related:
Christopher Nolan's statement and The Atlantic's fine essay on the matter.

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