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Poll: Should Movie Theaters be Required by State/Federal Law to Install Metal Detectors?
Following mass killing during Dark Knight Rises premiere in Colorado movie theatre, some are questioning whether cinemas should adopt security measures similar to airports.
As details continue to emerge surrounding the killing of at least 12 people during a showing of the Dark Knight Rises in Colorado, questions about movie theater security are beginning to bubble to the surface.
Most theaters currently have next to no security measures in place to deter acts of violance like the one witnessed this week in Colorado, and officials say the gunman believed responsible for Thursday's attack carried at least four weapons into the theater with him.
President Obama has ordered all U.S. flags be flown at half staff until July 25 in honor of those killed in
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So what do you think? Should movie theaters install metal detectors and implement security measures similar to those found at airports?
Take our poll and share your thoughts in the comment's box below.
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