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Not even two weeks after the Louisiana theater shooting, another shooting at a movie theater happened, this time in suburban Nashville, TN. My question is, when will we ever learn that we need to have metal detectors at movie theaters? Gunman Killed, 3 Injured at Movie Theater Shooting in Tennessee | Variety
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Police have confirmed that one suspect is dead after a movie theater shooting outside of Nashville, Tennessee. The man reportedly entered a screening of “Mad Max: Fury Road” carrying a gun and hatchet, and began to attack the audience.
One man was slashed on his shoulder with a hatchet, said Nashville metro police spokesperson Don Aaron. Three are being treated for pepper spray exposure. There have been no reported deaths, other than the suspect.
The suspect has been confirmed to be a local white male in his 50s. Witnesses at a nearby business reported seeing one person covered in blood, according to local affiliate WSMV.
Police reportedly arrived within 5 minutes of the attack, which took place at the Carmike 8 Cinemas in Antioch, a suburban community outside of Nashville. The suspect escaped to the back of the theater, where he opened fire on police officers and authorities returned fire, killing the suspect on the scene.
The suspect, wearing a surgical mask, unleashed a thick fog of pepper spray in theater, said Aaron.
A spokesperson from the Nashville police department confirmed that law enforcement received a call at 1:13 p.m. CST of a person entering the theater with a weapon.
Last month, three people were killed, including the suspect, at movie theater shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana. The deadly shooting happened during a screening of Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck,” prompting the actress to call for stricter gun laws earlier this week at a press conference alongside her cousin, Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.).
Earlier this week, a jury determined that Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes was eligible for the death penalty after killing 12 people in 2012.
Not even two weeks after the Louisiana theater shooting, another shooting at a movie theater happened, this time in suburban Nashville, TN. My question is, when will we ever learn that we need to have metal detectors at movie theaters?
Sure--metal detectors in movies, schools, shopping malls, train stations, bus stations, events, picnics............do you not think this is insanity?
I'd rather live in a country where I do not have to think about mentally ill people walking around with an arsenal, and plan to do so. The future of this country is that people will waste half their time going through metal detectors to protect themselves from guns.
Keep in mind, I'm not looking for a gunfight or even to protect anyone else (in most situations). I'll stay as hidden as possible until I'm forced to fire. I won't be begging for my life while the gun is aimed at me or my family.
Sure--metal detectors in movies, schools, shopping malls, train stations, bus stations, events, picnics............do you not think this is insanity?
I'd rather live in a country where I do not have to think about mentally ill people walking around with an arsenal, and plan to do so. The future of this country is that people will waste half their time going through metal detectors to protect themselves from guns.
And what do you propose we do? As of right now only sports arenas, courts, capital buildings, at-risk inner city schools, some theme parks and airports are the only places you see metal detectors. There's so many places that don't such as restaurants, national parks, malls, movies, bus station, train stations, music venues, etc. Some uses are asinine (I'm looking at you Universal Islands of Adventure with the Incredible Hulk roller coaster) but most are warranted. The only real time you have breaches is errors by scanners or someone going around the check-points (say Aurora.)
Anyhow, I think we need to go back to inpatient mental health treatment. Deinstitutionalization was about warm fuzzies, but it doesn't work. It looks good on paper, like communism, but in practice doesn't work.
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