Ten people were shot dead at a midnight screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in Aurora, Colorado. Four more people died later in hospital and over Fifty people are injured, and doctors believe the death toll will rise.

The gunman was dressed in costume like many of the people who were watching the movie so police are having a hard time finding him.
Five minutes into the film the gunman threw what witnesses say was a pipe bomb and the theater filled with smoke and then the gunman started to fire. After a few minutes he stopped, reloaded and continued firing.

You can read more about this story here:

http://www.9news.com/video/9newsonline.aspx

http://kotaku.com/5927653/mass-shooting-at-dark-knight-rises-premiere

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/world/mass-shooting-at-batman-premiere-in-colorado/story-fnd12peo-1226431167005?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cmnews+%28The+Courier+Mail+|+News%29

Edit The youngest person shot is now confirmed to be 3 months old

Edit A 15th person is confirmed dead

Edit The gunman is now in custody

Edit The shooters name has be confirmed as James Holmes a 24 year old

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Wonder if some kid lost both his parents and now will LARP Batman on someones ass.

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That is so inappropriate but I can't stop laughing...

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Please tell me justin beiber and Capcom was there.

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Tragic. This is rediculous, really? I...I'm going to bed. Fuck.

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The suspect is currently in custody, and police do not believe there was a second shooter.

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'MURICA!

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why so serious ?

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i lolled...

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I think Nolan took his viral marketing a bit too far

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Still, this is great promotion for the film, even though in a bad way. It will bring more people to the theaters since they've heard about the massacre.

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next time think before you comment :/

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Jus sayin

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OMG PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE CINEMA TODAY, LET'S GO THERE, MAAAAAAN, I WANT TO BE ON THE NEWS TOO

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Indeed. So where exactly do you live... so I can... pick you up ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ

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It's a PG-13 movie, aren't that a bit too old for you?

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Not if you are with me hue

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Darn, someone beat me to it. We're going to have a good time in hell.

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Where was Batman when this happened? At home washing his tights?

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Starring in the movie

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Both the original comment and this reply made me laugh far more than I should have

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And that's why guns should be banned.

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Oh dear. You've opened Pandora's Box.
BRACE YOURSELVES!

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Problem is, there are always ways to get a gun :/
But i definitely agree with you. Guns should be banned and every legal use massively restricted

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In general americans are stupid that they haven't changed the constitution that allows them to have weapons on them in PUBLIC!

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I agree with you, but that would not have prevented this incident

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It wouls have. Proof? Such things never happen in countries with restricted gun access.

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... Proof that it doesn't happen in countries with strict gun laws?

See Derek Bird shootings. England where the gun laws are such that you can't own them without license except air-rifle and only then if the pellet stays within your own land when fired. And people still get shot. Then the London riots last November, people fired on the police and the helicopters...

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^this

As long as there are legal ways to get a gun, there will also be illegal ways. A tight restriction only increases the afford to get one but doesn't make it impossible

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Yep.
And nobody with the gun to protect and shoot the sucker - gun lobby, shame on u and yr stupid arguments.

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Yea because the story said someone shot back.... you don't know how he got the guns. Outlawing gun ownership reduces crap like this, you can't stop it completely you can just try to prevent as much as possible.

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Changing guns laws will make guns go away the same way prohibition made alcohol go away. The same way the war on drugs is making drugs go away.

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keep your communist ideas in the netherlands

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How very McCarthy of you.

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Aye, aye.

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No, guns aren't a threat by themselves, the threat are the retarded psychos that get access to them. A gun in the right hands is just an instrument for protecting yourself or your family, you're not bound to use it if it isn't needed. A gun in the hands of a psycho is really dangerous.
Now, I hate generalization , but it doesn't surprise me why all this stuff always happens in America, americans always do the fuck they want even if they shit on someone else in the process.

Sorry in advance if someone gets offended, and sorry for my shitty english, I'm not a native english speaker

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Actually there were accidents like this in Europe or for example last time in Norway. And guess what- they had limitations by law to acces for weapons. If someone wants weapon to defend himself why should you forbid it? Ah because of people that say "we had accident like this, we don't care that weapon was illegal/was used by 1, when there were hundreds of thousands if not millions users"?

So yeah +1 for good comment, because weapon is a tool, you can use knife to make sandwich or to kill someone

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Ofc things like this happened in other places, but no one gets surprised when it happens in the US

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No, a weapon is a weapon and a tool is a tool, hence why the English language has two different words for them. You couldn't make a sandwich easily with a knife specifically designed as a weapon, like a curved trench knife.
People seem to use the comparison of an unity knife which is designed primary as a tool while it can have a secondary use as weapon to somehow justify weapons are tools. A gun is only a weapon, which can ONLY be used to kill either man or beast.

I'm not getting involved in the gun control debate because that's like sticking your dick in a hive of bees except the bees are angry Americans and Scandinavians. I am however saying that analogy is rubbish and one I'm sick of hearing.

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And I'm sick when I hear "banning guns is good, no mad will get them". Seriously when I heard from my friend how easy is to get it my conclusion is that: if criminal or someone mad have easy acces, so why not typical citizen to defend himself can't get one? I just think everyone that want it should pass exam from using and psychological test.

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You couldn't have missed the point of my post more. You must be some kind of internet deity. LEAD US TO THE PROMISED LAND!

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Lol yeah I am and I will lead you to LAND OF LOLCATS AND NYANCATS!. I just don't need to add anything more to your previous post because you are right if it comes to first part. It was more like reply about second about analogy- both sides are using it in populistic way, so yeah it should be personal choice, that's all

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The thing is that shootings like those happen VERY rarely in Europe, simply because civilians have a really hard time in getting their hands on a gun. And those civilians are the ACTUAL threat. They're the ones that go nuts and start shooting people. Normal thieves and robbers have no reason to go around murdering people.

If there's a shooting in Europe, it's going to be on the news for a month.

If there's a shooting in the US, it's just Thursday.

It's a sad reality, really.

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I wish that the only guns that existed were portal and gravity guns.

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Would make for some interesting wars. People would pay to watch those.

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People died. Do we really need to make fun of it? Please close this thread, we can read about it on news sites.

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Agreed. The number of immature members on this site is astounding. I can see this turning in to a massive shitstorm.

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and protest against movies like god bles america

whos immature

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My humorous point of view on this situation is honest, at least. Why should i pretend that i care or that im sad about what just happened? People die every day for stupid reasons, why is this any different? Insensitive/immature people are the ones that write "oh, im so sad it happened/that is some serious tragedy, my heart goes out to them" when deep inside they just dont give a fuck

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I didn't ask for compassion, I just don't see anything funny in it. If you really don't give a damn, just hold off from commenting.

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Its sad that there are people that don't care. This kinda thing shouldn't happen anywhere. BTW, where was security when this happened? Every theater I go to has like 5 on duty police officers.

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What the hell police state are you living in? Movie theaters here would be lucky to have two unarmed private security guards.

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Theatres where I am are lucky to have staff that can even read :/

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agreed. but its not just this site, steam,news comments, facebook. somany people are just making jokes about it. its real people not a movie.

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The sickest jokes I've ever heard are from an undertaker/funeral-director. People use humour to leaven situations like this. Of the people making jokes, I'll bet dollars to donuts that most of them don't really think the situation is funny. There are bound to be a few children who want to show off, but most are just processing it in their own way.

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Edit The youngest of the people confirmed shot was 6 years old

Edit A 15th person is confirmed dead

Edit The gunman is now in custody

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Actually the youngest victim was 3 months old

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this isn't the place for such a thread

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Definitely not.

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Somebody probably watched God Bless America and thought it was a good idea

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yeah...blame it on movies

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Edit The youngest person shot is now confirmed to be 3 months old

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:/
That's just... May they all rest in peace.

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*pieces

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Just because you're on the internet and you're anonymous doesn't mean you need to be a scumbag.

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^ This

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Hope you die from cancer.

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3 months? what.

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old*

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3 months old kid in the batman movie? what.

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No baby sitter?

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Babies watch movies?

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You bring a 3 month old to movie this late and this loud? Fucking parents just got their kid killed. Sure they didn't know this was going to happen but still, shit.

This guy needs to get the death penalty.

Can people still say that guns shouldn't be outlawed?

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If the baby was crying through the movie I think the crime is justified.

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...seriously?

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Have you ever been on a plane with a baby crying? Parents with children should be placed under house arrest so I can spend two hours without my head wanting to explode from pain.

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i know right, damn babbies crying annoy the hell outta me

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Guys, this isn't 4chan.

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This. I think we can sort out whether babbies are annoying in another thread. Though I think kids 5 and up should be allowed in theaters, nothing younger.

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Yeah... Damn babies. Leave them in the toilet and put a plank on their face if they are crying at night. People are you really that crazy? CatastrophicLolcats you seriously have some issues.

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That's just a waste. I'm sure we can figure out a solution that involves turning them into healthy meat products for the less-wealthy.

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Just put on your headphones and listen.

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You bring a 3 month old to movie this late and this loud?
My thoughts exactly. I cringe when I see people taking their babies out after 8pm. Midnight? Fucking idiots. And taking it to a movie? Those places are loud, even to me, and I've basically fucked my hearing with heavy metal. Anyone who takes a baby into a movie theatre deserves to have their child taken into protective custody.

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The people who support guns not being outlawed always say the same thing: "IT'S COVERED BY THE CONSTITUTION!" Isn't there a way to reverse amendments? Guns were originally meant to organize "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" instead of go out and shoot many people who are trying to attend a movie. Hope this bastard rots in hell. May the deceased rest in peace.

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Why Batman and why the hell would someone bring a 3 month old to see Batman? I'd understand if it were an Adam West version, but the Dark Knight? That's just stupid. Sad news though, the gunman totally missed the point of Batman.

Links: [words](site . com)

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Maybe they did bring a baby with themselves, because they couldn't leave him alone at home? Simple logic.

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If you bring anything that doesn't understand a simple "shut the fuck up" into a movie theater, I hate you

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I don't want to call everyone to bring their kids to the theater - crying is annoying, yes. Just wanna say that situations are different. Don't define babies as a junk. That's all i'm sayin'.

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I guess lunboks wanted to say kids shouldn't be in such places after 22:00, a baby should be sleeping at that time in his/her home.

FFS you are not talking about a big green garden or park...

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Bringing a baby that young to the movie is just disrespectful to others. If they couldn't leave him alone at home, guess what, you can go see the movie SOME OTHER TIME.

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That's what baby sitters are for. A baby wont watch and is unlikely to remember the movie. The movie is also PG-13. If the parents wanted to go out for a midnight showing of a mature film, they could've easily had someone watch over the baby. That's simple logic. Seriously, would you bring a baby with you if you went clubbing? It's the same question with the same answer. No, get a baby sitter.

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Let me explain more clear. I do agree with the fact that babies should be with their parents when the last are watching Batman in the theater. Even more because it's PG-13 which is NOT a word XYU on the wall. But what happened in this case can't be forced back. When babies are crying it's annoying, yes, but take it easy. It's just a babies, not a cruel machine to make you insane.

Comments like:
Have you ever been on a plane with a baby crying? Parents with children should be placed under house arrest so I can spend two hours without my head wanting to explode from pain.

by "CatastrophicLolcats"

That's just a waste. I'm sure we can figure out a solution that involves turning them into healthy meat products for the less-wealthy.

by "CatastrophicLolcats"

If you bring anything that doesn't understand a simple "shut the fuck up" into a movie theater, I hate you

by "lunboks"

Such comments just makes me worry. People seems to be overreacted. Maybe there is so many indians and chinese because they don't think to make baby a meat or "shut the fuck up their kids forever". And in modern and fashionable, and all-for-personal comfort and liberal western world babies become some crap and trash that makes life uncomfortable. She can't go to a shop anytime she want. He can't hard party every day and play computer games till morning. They can't sex 5 times in a day. etc, etc, etc. THERE IS A FUCKING PROBLEM. AND IT'S NAME A FUCKING CHILD.

That's i want to point out. Not to call people to abuse other people by getting crying baby to public places. Peace&Love. You are welcome.

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I think people who can't understand hyperbole for comedic affect to outline an annoying and possibly preventable aspect of life more worrying.

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That's the internet for you, I'm sure or would like to think the comments are just trollish to be trollish. Other than that, the baby was fine, not shot or anything. The parents just decided to bring him/her to the hospital. I still think its stupid to bring a baby out for a midnight showing.

If this horrible thing didn't happen, thats what we'd focus more on. Bad parenting.

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+1.

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No. Just no. You can't leave the baby at home alone, you're right, so you stay at home unless you have a babysitter.

And my reasons have nothing to do with babies crying/being "annoying" and everything to do with:

  1. Keeping a baby up until Midnight
  2. Taking a baby outside in the middle of the night
  3. Taking a baby into one of the loudest environments there is, outside of a factory or construction site.
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I can't go anywhere without this shit following me.
It's sad and all, but I've seen it enough today.

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agreed. its a tragedy but having it forced down everyones throat isn't going to make it any better.

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Damn.

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Apparently, 9gag is possibly involved. Can anyone find any proof?

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Where did you hear that?

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Well I heard it an hour ago on SteamGifts from some guy called SoapNukeZ.

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good thing weapons are allowed... oh wait...

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Bazooka to each family, please.

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Edit The shooters name has be confirmed as James Holmes a 24 year old

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Any more info about this guy or his background?

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He allegedly has Tennessee plates and had 1 ticket for a driving violation.

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ah, the good ol' armed bears amendment

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inb4 someone blames video games and/or violent movies

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RIP

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