Holmes was getting a $26,000 stipend/grant from the National Health Institute or something like that for his Phd studies.

The rifle was a AR-15, you can get a semiauto AR-15, "no frills" model for about $950. The AR-15 used to be a prohibited firearm, but that was only up until 04 or 05.

Some reports have been saying he had gone back to his vehicle to reload or his rifle jammed and was back at vehicle working on it when authorities showed up, that or he just chickened out when he saw armed officers respond and just gave up.

The reports I saw said the ar15 jammed and he used the shot gun and the 40 to hit other people.

Good thing its american made

I would not be surprised in this case if it was more an issue of an inexperienced operator. Holmes didn't appear to have any formal weapons or tactical training. He was also using high capacity magazines and that with inexperience could have overheated leading to mulitple barrel issues and malfunction.

Improper magazine loading, bent or spring issues, improper cleaning/care of the firearm easily could've cause jamming issues, again it appears Holmes had no real training or experience.

Prob played to much CS and he thought he knew everything.

Well that's why he was trying to join a gun club but got rejected. Just imagine if he had about a month at the gun range and got a better feel for the weapons.

I saw the video from the courtroom today, this fucktard looks like he's going pull the "i was off my meds," plea and try to save his ass from the death penalty.

Another article that looks at the the conspiracy theories floating around;

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Other facts retaining back to the thread about the Denver Airport that was posted on here a few months ago;


Was the "Batman Shooting" a Ritualistic Murder Carried Out by Mind Controlled Patsy? | The Vigilant Citizen

Good point, however, but doesn't that come back to the fact that its an american design? Should he have used an alternative device the results would have been different.

Image if he got an AK-47 instead. That thing wouldn't Jam as easy and easier to operator....

That was my first thought when I first read about this story. How did this guy not shoot himself when he was done or go out shooting, why would you give up and to go to jail or worse you're just prolonging the inevitable?

Maybe he's like the Norway gunmen who didn't kill himself, i recall him saying that if the state executes him or is jailed for life, he is a martyr rather than a terrorist or nutcase..

why is there so much speculation on how he got the guns?

i could go buy 30k of shit on my Visa right now, doesnt mean i have the money to cover it

BTW, you can get Norinco M4's for under 600, but they are likely to jam a quarter of the way into the mag lol

Selling huge drum and banana magazines are what essentially enable people like this, although even with legal guns clipped at 8 rounds here you can still track down huge magazines that will fit the guns

although telling the cops his appt was booby trap is weird, at that point why would u have a change of heart

There was a victim who was spared being pumped with even more bullets because the gun jammed. Imagine how many more would have died had the gun not jammed. If the rifle was freshly bought as the press was saying, wouldn't the gun be able to reliably empty the 100 round clip, regardless of the inherent issues with the design?

more then likely he just held the trigger down and the bullets got hot which the gun jammed. That's why it's better off letting them rip in short bursts so there is less of a chance of that happening.

No, because you also have to account for the fact that Holmes didn't use a standard magazine, he purchased after market high capacity magazines, and something as simple as a bad/cheap/bent magazine or even loading the magazine with rounds a 100 times himself as an inexperienced firearms user could have lead to the gun jamming if even one bullet was loaded incorrectly.

Not sure how many high capacity magazine he went through before the firearm jammed or malfunctioned, but if he went through a couple quickly could've overheated the barrel leading to a malfunction even in a brand new, clean firearm. 100 round magazine compared to 30 round standard magazine.

There are also variants of the AR-15, military and civilian models, so if he loaded say a civilian spec AR-15 with NATO ammunition, this can also cause the firearm to jam after enough pressure builds up. It's just a good thing that Holmes did not seem familiar with firearms or have any training.


WTF, another nutjob

i wonder why this guy went so quietly to the police when he was so stocked up on fire arms and body armor, then told the police his house was booby trapped with explosives.... doesnt make sense to me

inb4 this guy gets off without any charges

from a mass shooting to several conspiracy theories :fulloffuck:

that guy's hopped up on goof balls.

I would be using my gf as a human shield

^ didnt whether to thank or fail you. lol

Warner Bros. to Make 'Substantial' Donation to Colorado Shooting Victims - Yahoo! Movies

Warner Bros donating to victims.

Just a matter of time before it happens again. Americans don't seem to care. They never do anything about it.

you know this is from the exact same story arc/graphic novel right?
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