shootings from 1992 to 2012, not a single case includes evidence the killer targeted a place because it banned guns. and a study conducted by mayors against illegal guns showed that in 66 mass shootings between january of 2009 and january 2013, no more than 13 of the shootings or 23% took place entirely in public spaces that were so-called gun-free zones. this reminded me of the exchange on the aurora movie theater shooting in colorado, when bill o reilly asked bob costas if costas had been in that theater, would he rather duck down and hide or be armed and have the ability to defend himself? i don t want to have a gun on me, no okay. in that situation, in the dark, in the confusion i respect that. i think it s highly more likely that there would be additional carnage, bullets would be flying wildly all over the place. this seemingly basic logic of not having a bunch of people with loaded weapons in a crowded space is actually put into practice by the people who run
even reported with the smell of gun smoke still hanging over washington, d.c., twitter was predictably bombarded with a barrage of tweets supporting this unsubstantiated claim strange how every single mass shooting happens in a gun-free zone. it s almost like they don t work or something. then there was this tweet from one robert zimmerman, brother of george zimmerman it s also an undeniable fact that areas sought out for the massacres are areas with strict gun control like d.c., like today. actually, that is deniable. a mother jones investigation finds that among the 62 mass shootings from 1992 to 2012, not a single case includes evidence the killer chose to target a place because it banned guns. and a study conducted by mayors against illegal guns showed that in 56 mass shootings between january of 2009 and january 2013, no more than 13 of the shootings or 23% took place entirely in public spaces that were so-called gun-free zones. this reminded me of the exchange following t
areas with strict gun control like d.c., like today. actually, that is deniable. a mother jones investigation funds that among the 62 mass shootings from 1992 to 2012, not a single case includes evidence the killer targeted a place because it banned guns. and a study conducted by mayors against illegal guns showed that in 66 mass shootings between january of 2009 and january 2013, no more than 13 of the shootings or 23% took place entirely in public spaces that were so-called gun-free zones. this reminded me of the exchange on the aurora movie theater shooting in colorado, when bill o reilly asked bob costas if costas had been in that theater, would he rather duck down and hide or be armed and have the ability to defend himself? i don t want to have a gun on me, no okay. in that situation, in the dark, in the confusion i respect that. i think it s highly more likely that there would be additional carnage, bullets would be flying wildly all over the place. this seemingl
all were under the age of 30. we have more on these people, who they were, how they are being remembered. many being laid to rest. in other cases their memorial services, a host of things. it s a very emotional day for a lot of the people affected by this theater shooting. as you know, fred, funerals are for a couple things, embrace your loved ones and remember life. and three lives are being remembered to day from this theater shooting. one is john larimer, 27 years old. followed the footsteps of his grandfather and father. he enlisted in the u.s. navy and in the first posting there in colorado. he s from crystal lake, illinois. you see this photo there, charming man. big smile on him. we spoke to his father last week, scott larimer who was just devastated. the family is still trying to make sense of his death. his body was flown back to crystal lake, illinois. you see it. there crowds lining up and down the boulevard to receive him. just a very sad day for a lot of people