All in all that whole thing is just weird. He mentions "comic fans" way too much to the point where it sounds like he's only concerned about any comic fans affected by the event. I'm sure that's not what he means but I can see it being interpreted that way. Then the strangeness of the huge discounts coupled with the 10% to a charity he's setting up for the victims. Why not leave everything full price and just do something like donating 25% of the total-whatever from now 'till the end of the month to said charity? And then with the closing of mentioning himself and his family in the regards of "it could have easily been us" is a little narcisistic, pulling focus to himself instead of leaving it alone.

What can anyone say about this sick & dying society we are living through, and the decline of the values responsible for Western civilization?

• Really not crazy about referring to this wacko as "The Batman Shooter." But that sells newspapers.
• I wish this bird had had the decency to shoot himself in the head afterwards. How truly inconsiderate! Now we'll be treated to another jury trial circus a la OJ, more jury nullification from those libjurors who imagine he's mentally ill (aren't ALL mass murderers?), appeals that drag on for decades...and maintaining this creep's lifestyle, albeit in prison, for life. And yes, he'll still be able to VOTE, will get his PhD for FREE, and probably sell the book & movie rights!
• Does CO even ALLOW the death penalty?
• Everyone seems to be thinking about how they can cash in...including Mile High, IMO. There used to be a concept called "poor taste" but these days?
• Expect to see survivors and weepy family members on every talk show for months.
• All the libs are blathering for gun control (again). (I'm certain all the criminals will turn in THEIR guns.) If he had stabbed victims with a pocket knife I suppose they'd be lobbying for knife control.
• I'm still waiting for someone to accuse the shooter of being racist, nazi, communist...whatever.
• Someone explain to me why there were so many TODDLERS in the theatre for a PG-13(?) MIDNIGHT MOVIE!

Hey Rann.
"The Batman Shooter" is a convenient and sensational name that the media outlets can use; it's "catchy." And every tragedy has to have a "name", a brand™, nowadays.

He should be put away immediately. The fact that he was wearing body armor, and passively surrendered, shows that he did want to live, and become infamous. CO does have the death penalty. But they've only used it three times. Bunch of guys on death row. This creep needs to go asap.

I'm glad you echo my thoughts on this: The Mile High Comics "sale" did strike me as poor taste. I commented on their FB page and they got defensive. Plus, I compared their prices on some issues with Midtowncomics.com and guess what, MHC prices are inflated, so even with 60% off, they come out about the same as Midtown. I've bought a bunch of comics from MHC over the years, but just can't bring myself to shop with them right now.

I'm neither a lib nor conservative, but own a takedown rifle, a shotgun and a 9mm handgun. But, I don't think near-military grade assault weapons need to be available for sale to the public. It was reported that this killer's assault rifle jammed, forcing him to use his handgun. Imagine the additional carnage had that assault rifle worked.

I also don't think the Nolan trilogy is suitable for small children, especially at midnight. It's simply awful that children died, but your point illustrates how parents bring their small children everywhere these days – I just read a newspaper article complaining about the family that brought their toddler to a restored silent movie showing, and the bored child immediately ruined it for all, with endless questions/complaints/needs.

On the surface, I might tend to agree that military assault rifles don't need to be in private hands...

...but as long as criminals have them (funny how thugs don't obey laws...by definition), not to mention our own (increasingly feckless & dubious) law enforcement & military, I feel that law-abiding citizens should be on some sort of level playing field. I certainly wouldn't own or have much use for any military style assault rifles, but the sole purpose of "gun control legislation" seems to be transforming law-abiding citizens into law-abiding victims.

I bet there are thousands of such weapons in (law-abiding) hands in the USA already. It is a tragedy when/if one of these owners goes rogue (or "rouge"), of course, but a nutter is a nutter, whether they shoot their hapless victims with a submachine gun or a .22. I'd rather not start the country down what would certainly be a slippery slope...

...we're already straddling several such slopes.