…and a big freaking dolt at that!
What am I talking about? This: (via progressive blog think progress)
Good Lord almighty! Did this moron even read the news at all? From my editorial piece, where I tore Roger Ebert a new one for saying the same thing:
Via USA TODAY:
James Eagan Holmes, 24, legally bought the four weapons he allegedly used. Police said he opened fire in a suburban Denver theater with four sold-out showings of the premiere of the Batman movie Dark Knight Rises. He was dressed head-to-toe in black bullet-proof gear, including helmet, vest, leggings and a groin and throat protector. He wore a gas mask, goggles, and black gloves.
You see, Roger Ebert omitted the fact that this man was wearing armor to protect himself from being shot at in the theater. Therefore, it would not have mattered at all, if someone would have shot back at him or not — that is unless someone was shooting armor piercing ammunition, which is generally not available to the public, unless someone happens to have an old stash of it. This is because of our over reactionary Government decided to outlaw those types of bullets after the North Hollywood Bank shootout that happened in 1997. This resulted in the outlawing of automatic assault rifles and armor piercing bullets. The ban on the assault rifles expired, but the ban on armor piercing bullets never did. This would leave someone unable to defend himself or herself against an attacker wearing body armor.
So, you see why I call Russell Pearce a dolt? There could have been 60 men in that theater with pistols. It would not have mattered one lousy iota. Because the man was wearing a vest and a good deal of other stuff to protect himself from being shot. Again, I don’t agree with Think Progress’s politics at all; but I am calling this one, like I see it. The man is a woefully uninformed dolt!
I mean, I can understand the left making idiotic comments like this; but our side?!?!?! Yeeesh... 🙄
Others: Tucson Citizen, tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com, Feathered Bastard