Here's some updates to what you all have here, based on what I've seen on the news:
1.
-the shooter was obsesed about the joker and dressed up as him
Yes and no. The shooter, James Holmes, was indeed Joker-obsessed and in fact dyed his hair red and declared himself to be the Joker at some point. However, his attire consisted of various types of body armor, including a bullet-proof tac vest, gas mask, ballistic arm and leg guards, neck and groin protectors, and a ballistic helmet.
(from police interview)
2.
-the man entered the theater in the begining of the movie and threw a tank of tear gas into the audience of the 1 theater
Holmes threw two tear-gas grenades into the theater before opening fire.
3.
-5 appartment buildings around his had to be evac'ed for decontamination (or something like that)
The apartments were evacuated due to the risk of an explosion of unknown yield. So far, there is no known presence of nuclear/biological/chemical weapon material.
4.
This was a local premier, not the world premier.
Actually, the event was international, as evidenced by the fact that the French government canceled the movie's Paris debut for fear of copycats.
5.
I can't believe how he got hold of a weapon
The weapons, an AR-15, a Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun, and two Glock 40-cal. pistols, were bought legally, and at the time there was no reason at all to suspect Holmes of planning this attack. He had no criminal or mental-health record, and his only infraction of any kind was one speeding ticket. Additionally, he was a PhD student of neuroscience and genetics at the University of Colorado.
Additional information:
1. At this time, there are no known connections to any terrorist groups.
2. Four U.S. Military personnel were in the audience; one is unaccounted for.
3. Police response time was surprisingly fast; units were on scene within less than two minutes. All told, over 200 police responded.
And some opining:
1.
Calling the NRA terrorists is ridiculous.
Spot on. The NRA not only advocates gun ownership, they also teach gun SAFETY and RESPONSIBILITY. That's right, all you haters, they teach people NOT to do stupid stuff with guns. Furthermore, they also teach people who own guns how to react to and neutralize situations like the one we are discussing. More people with guns = more people who can return fire against bullet-spraying maniacs like Holmes and stop them from carrying out their planned massacres. Guns save lives by allowing people to subdue or eliminate people who try to commit murder.
2. I have to wonder if this will lead to a re-examination of the current Batman line. The three most recent movies (Batman Begins, The Dark Night, and Rise of The Dark Night) have all delved deeply into the darker aspects of Gotham's resident anti-hero, especially the second movie, which spent a lot of time on the new, ultra-psychopathic version of the Joker. (In the original movies, Joker was still evil, but also a bit of a schmuck.) Now that the Joker's murderous, twisted cinematic doings have apparently inspired a real-world mass murderer, it seems possible and even likely that some movie industry higher-ups will want to take another look at what they're putting out there with this line.
3. Condolences to all the victims and others affected, including delossantosj, who apparently had friends who were injured in the attack.
http://armorgames.com/community/thread/10159144/movie-massacre
