When James Holmes walked into the packed movie house in Aurora during the mid-night running of the Dark Knight Rises, he shot over 70 people, killing 12 and seriously injuring 59. Was the act that was triggered by unknown reasons made possible because of his ability to access weapons? Could the incident have been prevented if one of those present had a gun of their own?
At a Sunday fund-raiser, Republican nominee for the 2012 presidential elections, Mitt Romney told the crowd that he appreciates President Obama’s visit to Aurora Colorado to pay respects to the victims and families of the Friday night movie massacre.
On Monday, 24-year-old James Egan Holmes makes his first appearance in court after shooting down over 70 people at an Aurora movie theatre during a mid-night screening of the much awaited Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 and injuring 59. Holmes was arrested Friday morning and kept in solitary confinement at an Arapahoe County detention facility.
President Barrack Obama visited Aurora, Colorado to meet with the victims and families of Friday's movie theatre massacre, where James Egan Holmes opened fire during a mid-night screening of the Dark Knight Rises killing 12 people and injuring 70.
