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2012-07-25 11:04 PM
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rayd - 2012-07-25 4:31 PM

I understand  the point you were making Velcromom...and I know you were not saying it was the parents fault.  Seems that on forums, email and such that that sometimes things get taken out of context.  Heck, even things said by our leaders get taken out of context.  Surprised 

FWIW...we would not take our 10 and 13 year olds go to a midnight movie.

I agree on the 10 year old, not on the 13......but we took ours to plenty of late movies, etc. when they were 1-4....they slept.  Who cares?

We hauled our kids everywhere when they were toddlers.....I can ask them in the morning, but I'm willing to bet they don't remember much of it.

My son is 14....we put him on planes traveling across the country this year so he could race....he handled it well....even learned to pack and unpack his own bike. I'm pretty sure he can handle a movie at midnight.



2012-12-30 9:29 AM
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I heard this the other day and while it could have been just a random selection the odds are against it imo.

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"There, you have seven movie theaters that were showing the Batman movie when it opened at the end of July. Out of those seven movie theaters, only one movie theater was posted as banning permit-concealed handguns. The killer didn't go to the movie theater that was closest to his home. He didn't go to the movie theater that was the largest movie theater in Colorado, which was essentially the same distance from his apartment as the one he ended up going to. Instead, the one he picked was the only one of those movie theaters that banned people taking permit-concealed handguns into that theater."

Gun Free Zones, do they work?

Are they actually more dangerous than the AR15?

2012-12-30 7:50 PM
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I had heard that point from someone but found no source or reporting on it.

I wonder if it has been verified by Snopes.
2012-12-30 9:05 PM
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crusevegas - 2012-12-30 10:29 AM

I heard this the other day and while it could have been just a random selection the odds are against it imo.

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"There, you have seven movie theaters that were showing the Batman movie when it opened at the end of July. Out of those seven movie theaters, only one movie theater was posted as banning permit-concealed handguns. The killer didn't go to the movie theater that was closest to his home. He didn't go to the movie theater that was the largest movie theater in Colorado, which was essentially the same distance from his apartment as the one he ended up going to. Instead, the one he picked was the only one of those movie theaters that banned people taking permit-concealed handguns into that theater."

Gun Free Zones, do they work?

Are they actually more dangerous than the AR15?

This is actually a good point made by the pro-gun side of the argument.

2012-12-30 10:07 PM
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It's my "opinion" that it is a liability thing. I never took it as a "morals" thing. But that cuts both ways. If you put the sticker on the door, then you are inviting another liability. The owner is under no responsibility, and you do not have to enter.... but still, you are also telling bad guys by default. I do not know what to think about it... a lot of pro-gun guys complain about it... but again, it is a free country. Feel free to patronize a theater/store that does not have the sticker.
2012-12-31 12:22 AM
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My experience is that alot of CCW permit carriers ignore those signs....but it doesn't matter.

The truth is, for all we think about our "armed society".....those who carry guns are a giant minority.

You can take away the signs, but the likelihood that an armed citizen will be there when someone goes crazy is still very small.



2012-12-31 2:44 AM
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Left Brain - 2012-12-30 11:22 PM

My experience is that alot of CCW permit carriers ignore those signs....but it doesn't matter.

The truth is, for all we think about our "armed society".....those who carry guns are a giant minority.

You can take away the signs, but the likelihood that an armed citizen will be there when someone goes crazy is still very small.

Ya, from a statistical stand point, I have a better chance of winning the power ball twice than to get into a shootout with a bad guy in a mass shooting.

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