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30. Wow, please tell me you are not serious. Jesus. Wtf. Nt

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Mon Jul 27, 2015, 12:06 PM

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Should movie theaters have metal detectors? [View all] Yavin4 Jul 2015 OP

yes they should. Maybe even supermarkets too SummerSnow Jul 2015 #1

Wouldn't they have to move all of the carts inside? JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #3

Yesterday my husband an I decided we'll wait for movies to come out on video or Netflix SummerSnow Jul 2015 #13

What about not going outside when it's raining? pipoman Jul 2015 #17

Well that was rude - JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #21

How about a reality check? pipoman Jul 2015 #25

Well I'm not a church mouse JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #26

And you believe not going to malls and the movies pipoman Jul 2015 #27

Not the basement jberryhill Jul 2015 #43

I just heard on the local news pipoman Jul 2015 #35

There's nothing you can do about lightning except take precautions, phylny Jul 2015 #38

It is equally ridiculous to believe this is a "gun issue" pipoman Jul 2015 #42

Yes. northoftheborder Jul 2015 #2

Did you drive there? jberryhill Jul 2015 #8

People totally worry about the wrong things. (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #11

Silly... Positrons Jul 2015 #4

Guns are allowed almost everywhere these days, and when a private company tblue37 Jul 2015 #5

shopping malls too... and most everywhere large numbers of people gather--sadly that's hlthe2b Jul 2015 #6

Why? jberryhill Jul 2015 #7

Of course not. Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #9

And schools wheniwasincongress Jul 2015 #10

Yes! Heaven forbid people who own guns are inconvenienced. phylny Jul 2015 #39

Will it stop someone with bad intentions? wheniwasincongress Jul 2015 #12

Of course not jberryhill Jul 2015 #24

Would this stop a soda bottle bomb? Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #14

Then it will be knives made from plastic or glass. Guns aren't the problem per se. DetlefK Jul 2015 #15

Not just no, but FUCK no.... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #16

NO. For this reason > BlueJazz Jul 2015 #18

Glock article HoustonDave Jul 2015 #46

How would that work? drm604 Jul 2015 #19

I love blame the victim solutions ... TBF Jul 2015 #20

No-because there is a problem with metal detectors... catnhatnh Jul 2015 #22

metal joints HoustonDave Jul 2015 #47

Yes, and the TSA's jurisdiction should be expanded so they can operate the metal detectors. GummyBearz Jul 2015 #23

Unfortunately yes. deathrind Jul 2015 #28

The theater did not sarisataka Jul 2015 #33

Lot's of businesses in Israel have 'em.... MADem Jul 2015 #29

Wow, please tell me you are not serious. Jesus. Wtf. Nt Logical Jul 2015 #30

It's probably going to happen onenote Jul 2015 #31

No. One shooting doesn't mean we need a police state. Oneironaut Jul 2015 #32

One shooting. n/t phylny Jul 2015 #40

There are something like 40000 theater screens operating in the US. Liberal Veteran Jul 2015 #34

You're basically describing India, btw Recursion Jul 2015 #45

Not just movie theaters. beevul Jul 2015 #36

where does it end? we can't metal detect everything. spanone Jul 2015 #37

Great - another place where I'd have to argue with guards csziggy Jul 2015 #41

They do in India. Shopping malls, too. Recursion Jul 2015 #44

that requires security to search people when the detector pings. too much trouble for a business Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #48

How bout we go after the people who shouldn't have "metal" to begin with NightWatcher Jul 2015 #49