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In reply to the discussion: Security checkpoint at the movie theater [View all]mick063
(2,424 posts)25. This is a result of rampant gun carrying in public
I am for this security checkpoint.
If for any other reason, it drives home the point of what we must collectively sacrifice for those that wish to tote their firepower in public. Indeed, I would like to see searches in almost every public venue. Only when a large number of people are directly impacted by our crazy gun laws will there be proper attention given to effective gun control measures.
Time to do some root cause analysis. Theatre checkpoints are merely a symptom.
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The real goal is crass profits... They don't want you sneaking in food and drink--
hlthe2b
Jul 2013
#2
Joe's HD camera & mount won't fit in his pants, but it will fit in Jane's bag.
X_Digger
Jul 2013
#16
if you don't want to pay the prices, just don't buy anything. solves that problem nt
msongs
Jul 2013
#8
I'd mentioned here about a year ago how I had to go through a TSA screening...
Buns_of_Fire
Jul 2013
#11
Did they have a check point at the rear exits too, to catch the AR-15 coming in the Back.
bahrbearian
Jul 2013
#15
I think we should be frisked every time we enter any public or private building. Because a shootout
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#56
yes! breathalyzers! and pee tests, since people could be on PCP or bath salts or something
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#62
kr. goal is for everyone to cower at home in front of their monitors, isolated & powerless.
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#20
How can such checkpoints really be for security if they are not giving TSA-type feel-ups?
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#27
Because you're probably not going to strap a box of Milk Duds to your inner thigh.
Lizzie Poppet
Jul 2013
#42
Be glad you didn't work for the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino (now City Center) on the Vegas strip...
Systematic Chaos
Jul 2013
#33
Perhaps customers should demand to see that the doors are inaccesible from outside
SoCalDem
Jul 2013
#49