Oh no doubt. He wore a gas mask and brought extra ammo! What disturbed me the most is watching some of the videos posted by the Today Show of witness accounts and people saying that this guy deliberately shot at those trying to escape!
In my small town there were 3 recent shootings close in time to each other. I avoid going down one specific road and neighborhood now because it's so crazy anymore and you can't help but wonder if some nut is out. I can't believe I used to go to this gas station late at night to get a soda or something and then people are gunned down there! Someone just had a gun stuck in their face last week and my friend witnessed it!

I don't even have a child yet but after seeing the video I linked a few days ago, it makes me scared for my future child! I won't be letting my child out of my sight. I already know I'm going to be an overprotective mother. I just don't understand why the parent's let a 10 year old walk with her 2 year old brother? You just can't let children that young out on their own, let alone in charge of a toddler in the world today.

It makes me want to cry anymore

Not much has been released as far as the guy goes but they did say he wasn't on any police watch list or anything.

Well you are entitled to your opinion but your comment implies that I don't know how the "democratic" system works. I have a bachelor degree in criminal justice, I'm not ignorant of the laws. I'm well aware that the eye for an eye act isn't around anymore I just have zero tolerance for meaningless murder, no if ands or buts about it, which I'm entitled to feel that way despite what the actual laws are so long as I abide by them.

That's crazy. I was a little irritated to see on HLN that they were trying to say that he came dressed as the Joker. Since when did Joker dress in combat gear and have his hair dyed red? The guy made a comment about he was the Joker or something but I just think he is trying to toss the blame at the movie. Then the network was questioning the violence in the Batman series. The MAN is 24 years old, not an adolescent, the violence portrayed in these movies have nothing to do with his actions. I just had a feeling someone was going to try to play the "blame the movie" card.

I can't stand when people start blaming fictional violence for real-life violence - especially when the fictional characters and their motives are so divorced from real life ones (like in the Batman series) that anyone encouraged to commit real violence by them has mental illness to blame rather than the fiction itself. Random events like this frighten people and make them want to find something to blame so they can prevent these things from repeating themselves, but focusing your attention on something that is clearly not the problem is a waste of everyone's time & resources and diverts attention away from any possible lasting good that can be done.

That type of firearms has no need for public access. Government and military ONLY is what I think it should be.

It sounds like he was well off, going to get his PHD, smart. I'm interested to know what makes a person like this snap and ruin their life and many others?

I just hope the people involved in searching his home stay safe. I feel bad for those men and women and their families having to hold their breath hoping a deadly explosion doesn't happen at any minute.

I know people do bad things every day, but it's still a shock when you hear about it and hear witness statements, especially when children are involved. It just makes me very sad .

I agree about the automatic weapons.

Evidently this guy's apartment is/was booby trapped and he did tell the police that much. They have been working for close to 18 hours to disarm it and had to evacuate at least 5 buildings in the process.

I don't think he technically "snapped" (my husband uses this term a lot and I have issues with it. He went insane, no doubt, (but not legally insane, I would imagine) but he had plenty of time to plan) he bought the guns, legally, over a period of several weeks. He propped the door open, knew the layout of the theater (it appears) and planned his crime. That tells me "Intent" I know people use the word "snap" but it appears he didn't actually do that. He's obviously seriously mentally imbalanced, but that can take place over weeks, months or even years.

He's not co-operating with police, but did tell them about the booby trapped apartment. At least no officer of the law has been harmed getting into his apartment, as of yet, they are still trying to gain access while dismantling his traps. Crazy.

HORRIBLE!!! I am so sad for society that you hear about these things so much. I can't understand it, but then again, I guess it's better I don't understand. VERY SAD, my heart goes out to everyone involved. The suvivors will live with that trama forever.

Agreed. To continue your point with another quote, Desmond Tutu once said 'To take a life when a life has been lost is revenge, not justice.'