Originally Posted by Black Bob:
The only thing I can think to say is we deserve this as a country. This is cause and effect. If you are going to make and sell weapons capable of killing that many people to anyone, then what do you expect?
Originally Posted by RunKC:
I think this is a good explanation. For me personally, I won't go to a movie in the afternoon or night...only the morning when people not many people are there.
After the Colorado incident, I get anxiety being in big crowds like that with no quick way out such as a movie theatre.
You'd think they'd take the lead and market a safe approach. I would be happy to pay 2-3 more dollars if it meant that the theater had a metal detector in use.
I always conceal carry at every movie theater I go to.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
I think this is a good explanation. For me personally, I won't go to a movie in the afternoon or night...only the morning when people not many people are there.
After the Colorado incident, I get anxiety being in big crowds like that with no quick way out such as a movie theatre.
You'd think they'd take the lead and market a safe approach. I would be happy to pay 2-3 more dollars if it meant that the theater had a metal detector in use.
I would pay that as well. I live in a state where I can and do carry at the movies. My kids aren't going to be orphaned without a fight because some crazy asshole who can't get laid decided to go postal. Overall, I agree with Notorious. I'm not going to not do something out of fear, but I will take any precautions. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Why Not?:
I'm not sure if it is an issue with money. I think it's more an issue with classic American "that won't happen to me" thinking. I mean, the fact that there's not an armed guard(at $14-$15 per hour, relatively minimal)at every school in America is baffling. We've had multiple school age children get blown away while playing at school and anyone could walk into almost any school this very day and go tee off on some 6 year olds. Then hysteria, media, outrage, memorials....next week "back to school kids!" with maybe an officer at that school moving forward. For whatever reason, as a society we just don't want to emphasize security as a top priority. Except kind of at the airport and at some sporting events
Pretty good take on this. I travel a lot in Honduras and every gas station, hotel, mall, and moderately nice restaurant has at least one and usually multiple guards wearing body armor and armed with shotguns or automatic weapons. Granted, those guys aren't making $14 per hr but it's all relative. Security is a necessity there and businesses just pony up for it. It's a cost of doing business there, but here we are not used to having to provide basic security on that level. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
I think this is a good explanation. For me personally, I won't go to a movie in the afternoon or night...only the morning when people not many people are there.
After the Colorado incident, I get anxiety being in big crowds like that with no quick way out such as a movie theatre.
You'd think they'd take the lead and market a safe approach. I would be happy to pay 2-3 more dollars if it meant that the theater had a metal detector in use.
Living life in fear of being a random victim of terrorism is a unnecessarily wasted life. You have a 10X better chance of slipping in the shower and killing yourself. [Reply]
Originally Posted by prhom:
Pretty good take on this. I travel a lot in Honduras and every gas station, hotel, mall, and moderately nice restaurant has at least one and usually multiple guards wearing body armor and armed with shotguns or automatic weapons. Granted, those guys aren't making $14 per hr but it's all relative. Security is a necessity there and businesses just pony up for it. It's a cost of doing business there, but here we are not used to having to provide basic security on that level.
That would make everyone feel better until one of them goes postal and starts shooting people. [Reply]
Originally Posted by prhom:
Pretty good take on this. I travel a lot in Honduras and every gas station, hotel, mall, and moderately nice restaurant has at least one and usually multiple guards wearing body armor and armed with shotguns or automatic weapons. Granted, those guys aren't making $14 per hr but it's all relative. Security is a necessity there and businesses just pony up for it. It's a cost of doing business there, but here we are not used to having to provide basic security on that level.
They are there to protect the owners money and business, not their customers. [Reply]
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BREAKING: Without providing evidence, Islamic State claims Las Vegas attack, says shooter converted to Islam months ago.
9:17 AM · Oct 2, 2017
Woah...what? Not taking sides here. Just posting news from AP [Reply]
