Just days after we posted our
article about another "Gun Free Zone" movie theater shooting last month and how these "no guns allowed" policies do nothing to protect patrons, we are dealing with another similar incident in Antioch, Tennessee.
When, if ever, will the
businesses who enact these No Guns Allowed policies open their eyes and see that all they are doing is eliminating any possibility that their customers have a chance to fight back against a violent attack, whether that attack comes in the form of an active shooter, a knife or ax wielding madman (as with the one in NY - and this scumbag in Antioch apparently also had a knife and/or ax), or other assorted terrorists and criminals.
UPDATE: scumbag is now reported to have been armed with an airsoft pistol, a hatchet, and pepper spray. No guns.
As early as 2010,
Tennessee movie goers were worried about their safety in Carmike Cinemas theaters due to their anti-gun policies.
Just days earlier in 2010, Tennessee members of another discussion board were discussing
whether or not they should patronize Carmike theaters because of the firearm policy.
Again in 2012, Carmike Cinemas apparently doubled down on their "no guns allowed" stance
following the Aurora Colorado movie theater shooting in apparent hopes that a crazed madman would heed the policy and turn around when he saw the signs.
We may never know if things would have been different if the theater afforded the opportunity for patrons to defend themselves.
Discuss your opinion on gun-free zones....