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I do not find the comments in this article to be very sound or practical.
This murder was a stalking. If he could not bring the gun into the club, he could have shot the band members outside of the venue as they waited by their van/bus.
I've been screened by metal detectors at shows largely attended by adults and been told to remove the chain on my wallet at times (as it was considered a "weapon", what about my belt, can I keep that on?)
I WILL say that there are reasons for putting a walk through metal detector in every restaurant, bank, bar, and recommended for convenience stores.
Banks get robbed. Here in Houston, one branch of Washington Mutual got so fed up with it that there is a two-door "quarantine" foyer that locks each customer inside until a teller passes them into to the bank.
Luby's had a hostage situation in a restaurant in the 1990s in Texas (and it was a bloody massacre). Look back to the 1980s and people did this at McDonald's.
Bars have brawls and shootings every night. Some of the shootings occur inside, sometimes in the parking lot. Can't prevent them but if concerts have to have them, so do all bars, not just those with live music.
Convenience stores get robbed regularly. Some now lock out ALL customers after 10pm (and only handle transactions through a small drawer and bulletproof glass).
The last reason for implemented metal detectors everywhere is national security. We have not had cafe and nightclub bombings as there have been around the world from Bali to Jerusalem but we "could". A bomb is even more deadly than a knife or gun; gun grabbers don't even want to consider the possibility.
This was a stalking killing. If we are going to turn the world upside down and treat a night's entertainment going out like a trip on an airplane, then let us be complete.
Heck, it is matter of course for movie theaters to screen all customers these days (to make sure that they don't have camcorders or digital cameras).
If all of these businesses are unsafe, then maybe I should reconsider going to such businesses ALTOGETHER.
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How could anyone be proud of the nickname "Dimebag"???
The guy jumped the back fence to come in. How would the metal detectors have stopped him?
hmmm....
What kind of bag is that?
Besides, it would be kinda fun throwing stuff at the band.