An outpouring of emotions and support came to Aurora from around the world in the days and weeks after the shooting. We checked back with a few of those people who reached out to us to see how they’ve changed and what they’ve learned a year later.
What does it feel like when you hear bad news from anywhere overseas Presumably it makes you feel more vulnerable when it’s bad news in a western country then say somewhere in the Middle East. In Ireland, we’re beginning to think that the world doesn’t revolve around America. When anything bad happens in America we lament it and it makes us feel incredibly exposed because we all know people in America. — Laura Casey, Dublin, Ireland
I was devastated to hear the news. Here I am in a war zone on the other side of the world, and a guy walks into a theater and shoots more ammo than the average soldier on a year-long deployment.
As a 15-year Army veteran, with multiple combat tours, I just despise the “gun culture” at home now.
I am a huge proponent of our constitution, but I think the second amendment is as out of date as the Third Amendment. — Bill Muthiora, Afghanistan
I happened to be in Ouray, Colorado, on the day of the shootings. I remember over-hearing the news on TV and immediately wondering about James Holmes’ mental health. Then, I realized that the people affected by this act were the ones to think about — the kids who lost their parents, the parents who lost their kids.
Of course phone calls came flooding in from those close to me, ensuring that I was OK. I was OK, but I also wasn’t. A year later, I continue to follow the updates online because somehow, it feels closer to my heart, because of being in Colorado. I cannot even imagine what those families are feeling then, and now. — Maggie Kershaw, Chicago, Illinois
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