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Old November 16, 2012, 08:40 PM   #1
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Missouri man planned a movie theater shooting, but was stopped before it could happen

Looks like this nation narrowly averted another tragedy. A Missouri man planned a movie theater shooting, but was stopped before he could go through with it. Here is the link...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-...ening-walmart/
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Old November 16, 2012, 09:20 PM   #2
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It is good when the proper people get involved and look out for one another.
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Old November 16, 2012, 09:25 PM   #3
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That had to be a tough call for his mother to make, just glad she did it..
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Old November 16, 2012, 10:06 PM   #4
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It was stopped, just like the Colorado shooting could have been stopped. If someone would have just said something...
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Old November 18, 2012, 03:06 PM   #5
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That is about 30 minutes North of where I live. I'm so glad that his mother made the call.
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Old November 18, 2012, 04:02 PM   #6
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I like how they don't name the guns that he had been buying
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Old November 18, 2012, 11:12 PM   #7
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I believe he had two AR-15s. The local news called them "assault weapons".
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Old November 19, 2012, 12:29 AM   #8
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I think it would quite funny if he had bought them in .22 just for the irony of the News' word choice
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