Posts Tagged ‘knight-rises’

Aurora Shooting Victim Responds to Latest Rant by Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine

Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine has made his share of provocative comments throughout his career when it comes to politics and other hot button issues. However, his latest claim that President Barack Obama “staged” recent shooting massacres on U.S. soil to aid his agenda for an overhaul to current gun control laws has one victim speaking out against the rocker. Carli Richards was in the theater waiting to see ‘Dark Knight Rises’

Disturbed’s David Draiman Questioning Parents Who Bring Infants to Movie Theaters

The tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado has brought up a number of issues, including the fact that there were small children at the midnight showing of the new ‘Batman’ film, ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’ The often outspoken Disturbed singer David Draiman took to his Twitter account to add his two cents to the discussion, first posting a CNN report using the children that were in the theater at the time

‘Dark Knight Rises’ Shooting in Aurora, Colorado – Rockers React on Twitter

On early Friday morning (July 20) as movie-goers piled in to the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colo., to see the new Batman movie 'The Dark Knight Rises', the unthinkable happened. An armed gunman with a Gas Mask entered the venue, threw tear gas into the theater and then fired random gunshots into the audience. As of the latest reports, 12 people are dead and at present count 38 other patrons are seriously wounded, including a 3-month old baby. Police have arrested 24-year-old James Holmes, who surrendered to authorities behind the movie theater. As the music community woke up to the horrific news this morning, several rockers, including Nickelback and Disturbed's David Draiman, are weighing in on Twitter with their thoughts and prayers for the victims and their families. Read what they have to say below.