If a person files a lawsuit that is frivolous and loses, then should he pay for the legal expenses he imposed upon the party who had to defend themselves?
In this case I think the blame must be laid at the feet of the legislature who allowed businesses to prohibit people from carrying concealed weapons, yet did not require those same businesses to have sufficient security. So, the movie goer is on his own and forbidden by law from being able to protect himself. Thanks to other features of other laws, the theater does not want the liability and does not have to assume it. So, of course the people who were shot have no grounds to file suit and ergo the they must pay.
Government takes away our unalienable rights to self defense and then makes it impossible for us to enjoy peace and safety from evil people. And then government gives itself a pass because the police (the only people who are allowed to armed in this case) cannot be in every theater at every moment. (nor would we)
We can also blame hand-wringing liberals who refuse to listen to logic and reason.
The short answer is to never live in a state where you cannot fully exercise your rights.
I have the sinking feeling that I would have nowhere to live.
A couple of months after the Aurora shooting there was s similar shooting at a theater in San Antonio, TX.
Didn't hear about it? That's because an off duty sheriff officer pulled out her concealed weapon and shot the shooter after his first shot. No one was injured (except, of course, the perp., and he doesn't count.)