[Truth29]

OK, for something different, let's have the government encourage widespread private ownership and open and concealed carry ... theaters included. Let's not have gun free victim zones. Let's encourage and train a vigilant and self defense oriented citizenry.

[unixfox]

We can’t have that. The goal of our governmnet it seems is to have us all cowering and scared everywhere we go.

I can see the day that we will hand over our personal security to a group like the TSA. Searches in theaters, train stations, bus stations, malls, sporting events, you name it.

And of course we will have ALLOWED it with hardly anybody even speaking out against it. Just like we’ve ALLOWED the bastards to get away with taking half of our hard earned money by taxation.

It was a great nation while it lasted.

[old curmudgeon]

I have a betteridea.

Lest’s pass a law against murder.

That would stop it.

[Joe 6-pack]

"OK, for something different, let's have the government encourage widespread private ownership and open and concealed carry ... theaters included. Let's not have gun free victim zones."

I'm as pro-2nd Amendment as they come, but there's also a matter of property rights to be considered. As stupid as it is, if a theater owner, restaurant owner, mall owner, etc. choose to disallow firearms, so be it. If however, they choose to do so, they need to be held 100% liable for the safety and security of their patrons. In this case, every CCW holder who complied with theater policy and left their firearm at home or in the car, should be entitled to HUGE damage awards against the theater owner for inhibiting their right to protect themselves, and making no accomodation to protect them.