‘Dark Knight Rises’ Shooting Timeline: A Story Told Via Twitter With First-Hand Accounts

THE LAST ONE THAT TWEETED, SMH DUDE WE NEED OUR GUNS….HE WAS IN A GOVERNMENT RESEARCH PROGRAM! IN A NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM!

Oh yes, more guns would have been SO much more helpful. Right.

Holmes killed and wounded all those people not the gun we all have free will to use tools in any manner could be a bat hammer or even the human hand so blame the right thing in this case holmes. If he hadnt had guns he would have found another way.

Thanks NRA! I hope you have some VERY comforting words to the family members of the dead!

Thanks NRA! I hope you have some VERY comforting words to the family members of the dead!

Guns do not kill people… The ignorant people who use them kill people. There is nothing wrong with guns if you know how to use them and if you are not an ignorant person getting one. Guns are good for protection but given to the wrong person they become dangerous…. If the government takes away our guns just because of ignorant people like this man well what will we use to protect ourselves in situations like this? It is sad to see people doing things like this and my thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the ones killed, the others who were injured and the ones who made it out with no physical wounds but will be damaged inside after all this. May God bless you and be with all of you in this tragic time.

Nice way to distract everyone from what Obama and the Democrats are doing.

Guns kill people? Ya, well spoons made me fat. Use your logic, people.

NRA didn"t kill these ppl. An asshole did

Thanks NRA? really yes because the NRA are the ones who pulled the trigger… The gun shot itself over and over killing all the people… No it was a man named James Holmes.. Avery evil ignorant man who somehow got a hold of unregistered weapons committed a huge crime. So do not blame the NRA or guns blame the man who mixed ignorance with a weapon. Saying guns are evil is the same as saying pit bulls are vicious or blaming mcdonalds for over weight people… point the blame at the ones who are truly at fault…. The owners that make the pit bull vicious, the people who eat three meals a day every day at mcdonalds and do not work out to burn the calories, and the ignorant people who go out get a gun somehow and go kill.

No, the bullets discharged from the gun killed 14 people. I am glad you are in the mind of the murderer and know that he would have killed them anyway. Bottom line guns need to be controlled and the NRA is completely irresponsible in blocking legislation that can save lives.

YES, THANKS NRA for blocking legislation that prevents unstable people from obtaining guns! We do need to take individual responsibility, however, organizations such as the NRA make guns more accessible for senseless killing. How about you research how much the NRA spends on lobbying efforts before popping off with a statement so ignorant!

Yes yes agreed all guns should be taken away so we Americans can not defend ourselves when someone attacks us or comes into our house to harm us… and then on top of that all breeds of dogs that have had a dog bite or attack should all be killed…. oh and all fatty food places should be shut down to control our over weight problem since people are too damn lazy to work out when they eat fatty food…. people should not be allowed to write with pencils or pens because those damn pencils misspell words…. men should not be charged with rape because if that woman did not want that man to have sex with her she should have worn different clothes… hum what else do ignorant people want the government to take away from us.. Come on people point the blame at who is really at fault… The man holding the gun not the gun, the dog owner not the dog, the people always eating the fatty food and not working out not the fast food industry, get my point… it is ignorant people who are going to take all of our freedoms away and all our rights that this country started out with…. Yes it is a tragic event and my heart and prayers go out to everyone this evil man killed and hurt… but really now who pulled the trigger who aimed the gun ??? James Holmes did i am sure if the government banned guns if he really wanted to kill he would have found another way.

Yes because i am the ignorant one who wants all our gun rights taken away so that when a man brakes into my house i can not protect myself… HAHA you are the ignorant one who puts the blame on the wrong person.

Stop turning this into a political debate. Save that for later this year. The victims and their families need support from the community, not for people to pick incessantly at each other about gun control. Keep in focus what's important here: listening to their stories and offering words of support and comfort.

You have to be a Rublican using your switch and bait tactic. Stick to the topic. Holmes was not prtecting himself in his home… Duh!

this guy that was just at ComicCon looks A LOT like him! http://armisiano.deviantart.com/

Skip the trial. Take him straight to the death chamber whether it is injection or electric chair.

The person holding the gun discharging the bullets is the one who killed. If guns are controlled by the government then only the criminals will have the guns. We will have no way to protect ourselves.

Paul Sharp The person holding the gun discharging the bullets is the one who killed. If guns are controlled by the government then only the criminals will have the guns. We will have no way to protect ourselves.

My heart goes out to the families of the victims and to the Holmes Family. A terrible day for all involved. Your all in my prayers.

Yes i am and you must be a Democrat using your word twisting methods… Because i never said that James Holmes was protecting himself in his house. My point is if all you ignorant, liberal, Democrat, Obama lovers get your way and get our gun rights taken away all because you want to blame guns for murders and not the people holding the gun then people will not be able to have a gun in their household to protect their home and family.

If you were his Mother, how would you feel reading your post Cyndi? I know that's our first reaction when something like this tragedy happens, but can you imagine the torture his Mother is going through also?

The person firing the gun is responsible for the deaths, but the bullets caused the death. So, gun control allows only criminals to have guns? What planet are you from, Cyndi?

Criminals will find illegal ways to get guns if guns are banned… Heck they get guns illegally now.. The guns that James Holmes used were not registered. So i believe that was what Cyndi meant if i am not mistaken. Criminals will do whatever they have to do to get the weapons they need to commit the crimes. So if our gun rights are taken from us and we do not have our protection and a robber who illegally got a gun comes into a persons house but that person obeys the law and does not have a gun well then they just became dead. So ignorant people need to stop trying to take our constitutional right to bear arms away from us.

Paul Sharp – Do you own a gun?

You have made the issue about people being able to protect themseves in their own homes when that has nothing to do with my post or comments or this entire incident. So, you Ms. Palin are the word twister. I agree. People should be able to protect themselves. I agree… people should be able to bear arms. BUT NOT JUST ANYBODY! The use of a firearm is a priviledge. Again, the NRA has repeatedly blocked legislation that would prevent JUST ANYBODY from having a gun. I guess it will take someone that you care about to be shot to death before you recognize how wrong you are. You are too ignorant to have an intelligent conversation with, so don't bother replying. I won't read them.

Sad, Peggy. Only people who know nothing about what this means to everyone involved would make such a comment. It seems to me you would have to pretty heartless too!

FYI Paul i am from Aurora Colorado where this shooting happened, i am in the military so trust me i know plenty of people who have been shot and or killed by guns. I just know where to point the finger because i am not nonsensical and i do not blame people who have no control over things that happen. Even if the NRA made strict laws if a killer really wants a gun there are ways. So your ignorance makes me laugh and sad to know there are more people just as ignorant as you in this world.

Yes we all need more gun LAWS, because we all know crazy criminals obey LAWS!

Everyone knows the consequence of Murder yet people still do it… So give him what he deserves. An eye for an eye. He killed 14 people so he deserves the death penalty then God will give him his eternal fate once he is gone from earth. 100% agreed Cyndi. You already know he is guilty so why waist time and money in the trail. What will probably happen is he will try to go out the unmanly way claiming insanity instead of being a man and admitting he knew what he was doing. He was heartless killing 14 and injuring 50 knowing the consequences once he would be caught.

I am from and live in aurora CO and know and am still trying to locate many loved ones th re point is what happened was wrong n I wab tr him to suffer not just be killed n as for his mother who said "Im not surrprised he did it" I fill no pain for her I fill for my friends in the.ICU and all others hurt gun laws should be stronger but like stephen said do criminals obey laws?

Cars kill people too so let's start walking everywhere….

I am so sad today….R.I.P to those who lost their lives this morning! My nephews went to the movies but not to that building ….thank god

Just remember if someone there were to have had a gun and took him out who would have been hailed a hero….agree with you Vallerie Irvin

Knew of a lady where we use to live, a man came to her door wanting to use her phone. She and her two little girls were at home alone, her husband (a trucker) was away from home. She didn't let the man in, but late that night she was awoken to a noise in the front room. She got the gun her husband insisted she learn to shoot and went down the hallway. She shot an intruder point blank…it was the man who wanted to use the phone. It turned out that he wanted for the disappearance of a little girl in another state. Do we need to do without guns? Many guns do protect and save lives…its up to the hand that is on them.

Good point Jaree i totally forgot that one… Well we could just kill two issues with one stone… since cars kill people we can all walk right then since the fast food industry makes people over weight the walking will help with the weight problem… lol great idea … Joyce exactly if someone in the theater also had a gun and took the killer out before he could kill and injure everyone he did then people would be praising that person for having a gun… then these ignorant people would be thanking the right we have to bear arms instead of saying oh guns kill people… Double standard much… They do not seem to understand a criminal is someone who does not obey laws… so even if they enforced strict gun laws it will not stop the criminals from finding a way to disobey the laws that they already disobey and get a gun somehow to commit a crime. But it would make it more difficult for those of us who are law abiding citizens to get a gun to protect ourselves from the non law abiding citizens…

If there were less guns there would be less killing. Less demand for guns, less guns made to get in the hands of the criminals. Just educate yourself on the statistics of other countries that outlaw guns.

Oh I have, maybe you should too. The countries with the most strict gun laws have the most crime! Because once again, criminals DO NOT OBEY LAWS! I dare you to put a sticker on your home that says "GUN FREE HOME" and see how fast you get robbed.

Jaree Moore not even remotely an intelligent comparison. Cars are regulated and only certain people are licensed

I'm with you Paul.

So no unlicensed drivers out there hmmmm,

Oh and i need a drivers license to buy a car ok sorry the point is people controll themselves and need to take blame for what they do. Not things

Planes kill people also. Lots more! However, statistics show planes are the safest travel method. Do you ever fly? Should we ban planes? Even when it's due to pilot error?

By the way, I failed to mention that statistics also show that gun ownership is way up and crime rates are down where guns are allowed to be carried.

They will say what I would say. If everyone in that theatre owned a gun it wouldn't have been a massacre.

Cheryl Nolan Stephen is absolutely correct. The highest crime rates and not to mention, government rights abuse are in countries that have banned guns.

Well said Renee, and I am so sorry you are having to go through this living in Aurora. I pray all of your friends were found unharmed. But I DO feel for the parents, all of them, even Holmes parents, I can't imagine the torment of knowing your own child did such a thing and took so many lives. As far as "do criminals obey laws?" Of course not! They will have a victory party the day our right to bear arms is taken away! How far do you think Holmes would have gotten if there were armed patrons at the theatre? I live in Arizona and I carry. The right to bear arms was to STOP criminals, not make them. God Bless you and yours Renee.

Paul Sharp No, Paul, it's just a shame that you can't see how this could have been avoided. And to call me heartless because I said I feel for everyone involved, even the parents of this Boy? Perhaps you should look at the hate in your own heart. Perhaps that's how the gunman thought. Now, that's sad.

Paul Sharp. You must have lost someone who was taken with a gun. I can't think of any other reason why someone would bad mouth so many people for having an opinion that the Right to bear arms was meant to prevent this type of tragedy, not cause it. Sorry for your loss, or whatever happened to you which filled you with so much hate.

Yes. And that's why the 5th Amendment is so important. I carry. He would not have killed so many if I was there, or some other person who carried.

Davis Peggy If it were my son, I would say the same thing. NO ONE has the right to take the life of another like that. Now we the American people have to support him while he sits in prison waiting for his trial, then waiting for his sentencing and the what ever else that we have to wait on. WE HAVE TO SUPPORT HIM. He killed 12 or more people. Some are still in the hospital in critical condition. He planned and went in and killed innocent people (which included a 6 year old baby girl) and left families being tortured, grieving and with an empty hole in their lives.. Yes if it was my son, I would say the same thing.

Paul Sharp No he was the heartless one. He had the guns. He had the chemicals. If it had been me and my daughter, I would have wanted to be able to try and protect us by defending the two of us in any way that I could. That includes shooting the maniac that killed all of these people. I am not heartless. I have the biggest heart in the world. Ask my family and friends. But I believe in protecting what is mine.

Very sorry for what happened !!!! It should have been a good night…..

Really? Because it seems to me, unless there was some kind of "designated shooter", a whole bunch of folks could have potentially starting shooting, and then bullets would have been flying all over the freakin place! And "law abiding carriers" would NOT have been allowed to carry their firearm into the theater…so, unless you intentionally break the law, the opportunity wouldn't arise FOR you to pull your piece, would it?