It could be “self-defense”
The LA Times ran a story headlined ‘Batman’ movie-goer brings guns, knives for ‘protection’.
Gotta love lefty scare quotes. Since charges are being considered I assume that either he doesn’t have a CCW or concealed weapons aren’t allowed in the theater in question.
But other than “protection,” what motive could he possibly have had? Self-defense is an actual right exercised by normal, responsible adults? Not in lefty land.
Just carrying weapons doesn’t justify the scare quotes unless you have an anti-gun bias. Personally, I carry a handgun, at least one reload, and often a tactical flashlight everywhere I legally can. And if my home were searched, police would certainly find a variety of other goodies designed to thwart those of ill intent.
Am I planning mayhem? Of course not. I’m prepared for the “protection” of myself and my loved ones should the fit hit the shan. You can’t rely on “security guards” (scare quotes justified; see Paul Blart) or the police—who either weren’t there or were entirely ineffective at Columbine, VA Tech, and Aurora…where mass murders occurred even though the weapons used to commit them were banned.