Movie Theaters Balk at Security Checks Following Shootings

By Jill Serjeant | July 27, 2015

  • July 27, 2015 at 1:29 pm
    Producer #1 says:
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    Personally I do not go to movies anymore, and yes, I did make this choice after the shooting at the Batman movie in Colorado. If movie theater owners are not interested in keeping us safe, then I am confident in my choice. While I was not planning to see “the Interview.” I did watch it online as it was (to my knowledge) the first movie released the same day online as in theaters. I certainly do feel bad for movie theaters and their staff, but if they are not interested in taking steps to keep us safe (yes, I do want metal detectors there and better security doors as well), then I am not interested in going there.

    • July 27, 2015 at 1:30 pm
      Producer #1 says:
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      to me, the new “movie release date” is the day it comes to online streaming. I no longer pay attention to the Theater release dates.

    • July 27, 2015 at 2:38 pm
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      I’m by no means a statistics expert, but I’d wager a guess that you are exponentially more likely to be injured or killed driving to the theater than you are from a movie theater shooting. You’re more likely to be struck by lightning too. And I’d imagine you are also a lot more likely to be injured or killed by a foodborne illness like listeria.

      Does that mean you’ve stopped driving, never go outside and don’t eat?

      • July 28, 2015 at 11:25 am
        Agent says:
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        Excite, I don’t think anyone is advocating not driving or going outside or eating. However, if I were going to an event in a gun free zone like many do, I would sure be aware of my surroundings and the individuals attending. Call it profiling if you like, I don’t care.

        • July 30, 2015 at 8:58 am
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          • August 6, 2015 at 9:40 am
            Agent says:
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            Good job not staying up with the news Ron. Another incident at a movie theater with a perp trying to kill people and committing suicide by cop. Who missed the point? That’s right. The Progressive Socialist from Buffalo.

  • July 27, 2015 at 1:43 pm
    Dave says:
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    Ever notice where most if not all of these shootings occur? “Gun free” zones. Yep, the perps know they will face little or no resistance and they seek out such places. Suppose you’re a criminal about to break into someone’s home. Which would you most likely enter? The one with an NRA sticker and “Beware of Owner” sticker (showing a gun in an owner’s hand pointed right at you) or a home with an anti-gun poster in the window? Think about that.

    • July 27, 2015 at 2:35 pm
      Agent says:
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      Dave, it looks like the anti-gun crowd is down thumbing you for your comments. As I recall, you are from Chicago, the unchallenged leader in gun murders and have some of the strictest laws. All I see happening from this terrible incident is online streaming and Netflix doing a booming business. I can get a whole month of Netflix movies sent to me for what one movie on premises costs.

      • July 28, 2015 at 9:16 am
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        Seven murders this past weekend. The one thing I’m sure the all the perps had in common was no father at home. But that topic is off limits.

  • July 27, 2015 at 3:24 pm
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  • July 27, 2015 at 3:45 pm
    Mike Mansel says:
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    It will not be long until America goes back to the days of the West when fast drawn wins! Such anger such growing rage!

    • July 27, 2015 at 4:05 pm
      Agent says:
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      The anger in America began in earnest after 9/11. The politics of blame has been almost out of control ever since. We have a President, since 2009 has instead of being a uniter, has been a divider on many fronts including race, gender and economic status. Just look at all the divisive things he has done in nearly 7 years. Is it any wonder why he has drawn opposition?

      • July 28, 2015 at 8:15 am
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        • July 28, 2015 at 10:07 am
          Agent says:
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          Hey Man, perhaps if Obama hadn’t stood for Progressive Socialism ideas, he may have had more cooperation. It has been his way or the highway since the first day he took office with no room for negotiation. Disastrous policies will always draw opposition no matter who the President is.

          • July 28, 2015 at 12:30 pm
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  • July 27, 2015 at 4:53 pm
    John Q Public says:
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    All these shootings happen in gun-free zones. Clearly, the criminals laugh at such measures.

    • July 29, 2015 at 7:40 am
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      • July 29, 2015 at 5:30 pm
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        I think you’ll find a higher correlation between violence and poverty than violence and gun laws.

        • July 30, 2015 at 8:31 am
          Man Without A Party says:
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          Maybe so…maybe no. I haven’t seen an analysis on that. If you have, please provide a source for me to take a look at. I don’t necessarily disagree with you Mr. Mister. If accurate, wouldn’t that be a reason to fight to reduce or eliminate poverty? We could reduce poverty and violence in one fell swoop. Instead, we have the middle class shrinking and more people struggling. More money concentrating at the top and less in the middle and bottom.

          • August 6, 2015 at 9:38 am
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            Here is an article from the Atlantic (not exactly known for having conservative views) which shows that poverty is more highly correlated to gun violence than stricter gun laws, although there is also a correlation there as well. theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/01/the-geography-of-gun-deaths/69354/

            Some other reading you may find interesting: data on ownership vs gun violence across different countries. crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/2014/03/comparing-murder-rates-across-countries/

      • July 30, 2015 at 12:06 pm
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      • July 30, 2015 at 1:42 pm
        Trust me I am not a liberal says:
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        Man–you need to get your facts straight. CT (where I live) is one of THE strictest states when it comes to gun laws (thanks to 12/14/12)… And, guess what!? Hartford had it 19th (NINETEENTH!!)gun related murder this past weekend. That, to me, means that the bad guys are not giving up their guns and don’t give a shit about any of the laws that are on any of the books.

        • August 3, 2015 at 12:22 pm
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          Make that TWENTY GUN RELATED MURDERS IN HARTFORD!!! There was another murder this past weekend. Those strict gun laws are really working, aren’t they!?

        • August 6, 2015 at 9:43 am
          Agent says:
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          Trust me, Hartford is way behind Baltimore on gun murder. For the month of July, they had 43 in a city of less than 700,000 residents and even topped Chicago. It is pretty close to anarchy there and the dufus mayor asked the Feds to help them now since Police will not do anything for fear of being charged with murder by their equally idiotic DA.

  • July 29, 2015 at 3:19 pm
    Man Without A Party says:
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    I find it hilarious that someone dislikes my comment. All it does is state some data from the CDC… Well, and some supposition on gun laws… I suppose you don’t like facts? I even left it up to you to interpret them as you like.

    • July 29, 2015 at 3:40 pm
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      • July 29, 2015 at 3:49 pm
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        Agreed Rosenblatt. I just actually laughed when I saw it.

    • July 30, 2015 at 11:07 am
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      Man Without A Party says:I suppose you don’t like facts?

      Hush, you. My mind is made up. Don’t confuse me with the facts! ;)

  • July 30, 2015 at 1:26 pm
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    • July 30, 2015 at 1:44 pm
      Trust me I am not a liberal says:
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      Waaa waaa waaa. Quite whining about Fox News. You can’t handle the truth, that’s why you prefer to pretend it isn’t there.

      • August 7, 2015 at 5:26 pm
        Agent says:
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        Hey Trust Me, did you see that Fox set an all time record for viewership for the first debate? No one was watching the main stream networks except for a few on this blog.

  • August 5, 2015 at 3:47 pm
    Jo Ann says:
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    This article was on 7-27. Here it is – only a few days later 8-5 and we have another movie theatre attack with a gun and also a knife in Nashville. If movie houses don’t do something to help make sure we do in fact have a good experience at the movies, they better start installing some security measures – otherwise everyone will stay home and rent movies on TV.

    • August 6, 2015 at 9:41 am
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      I think that is a trade-off best made by theater owners. Free market weighing of costs and benefits of extra security. If they are too lax or too strict, as you said there are other options for entertainment.

      • August 6, 2015 at 2:57 pm
        Agent says:
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        Let them stay lax and see how long they stay in business when the crowds stop coming.



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