Saw people getting wanded at the theater today..

[suspiciousmind]

I went to the Green Hills theater today to watch Sicario(which was awesome), and I saw staff wanding people looking for weapons before a special viewing.

I was disturbed by this and spoke to a cop there. I asked him where the signage was banning weapons from the premises? I looked everywhere and not a one sign in sight. The manager said, "I think we have one somewhere...." Yeah, that wand is gonna do a lot of good when a psycho goes out the unguarded exit door in the theater and gets weapons. Rolling my eyes at that..

The cop didn't know dick about proper signs or anything like that. I don't think he fully understood anything. I'm preaching to the choir here, but I was annoyed by it all. Just had to get it off my chest.

[jgradyc]

I was planning on going to the Green Hills theater.  :down:  Oh well...

[leroy]

Why the hell would anyone put up up with this...?  

 

leroy

[crossfire]

Why the hell would anyone put up up with this...?  

 

leroy

I wouldn't, but it sounds like the OP did. Until they get hit in the wallet it's going to keep going on.

[Titansfan]

Wait for it to come out at the Redbox and don't have to worry about being wanded.

[Shepherd Master]

Again, 

 

I no longer go where large numbers of people gather. I'm not getting wanded, or herded with the sheeple, nor will I be locked in a pin awaiting slaughter. 

[Shepherd Master]

BTW, 

 

The last movie that my wife and I took our son to was Legos.......talk about a mind rubbing......nothing by liberal propaganda directed at children. 

 

 

Wife and I talked about getting rid of TV for two years, finally did so about 4 months ago now. Difficult for us to do, I'm a news and current events nut and it was hard for me to let go. Got to the point whereas I could no longer tolerate Faux News anymore. 

 

Best decision we have made in some time. Until you divorce yourself entirely from the media you cannot appreciate how much THEY control your thought and how much they take invade your home and take away your peace. 

 

I still have talk radio......and considered putting that on the chopping block as well.

[E4 No More]

What are "Saw people"??? :)

[TMF]

BTW,

The last movie that my wife and I took our son to was Legos.......talk about a mind rubbing......nothing by liberal propaganda directed at children.

Whaaa? My kids and I love that movie. If anything, I interpreted the plot to have a liberty-oriented subtext, as the plot centers around defeating an overbearing, militarized government which seeks to control the individual liberties of its citizens.

Plus I do the Batman voice for my kids. Makes them crack up every time. Life is too short to be so serious 24/7.


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[300winmag]

Why would you ask a police officer if there were certain no gun signs?  By asking that sort of question, you are basically advertising the fact that you are carrying to someone you do not know.   If you didn't see any legal no gun signs, I would keep my mouth shut and if you think you can carry without being found, then carry. If you think you would be found carrying, then I wouldn't go.  Now you have given those folks the idea to stick up the right signs.  Remember they don't have to stick up legal no gun signs to use a metal detector on private property, but once they stick up the signs, then there is a possible weapons charge.  As of now without the signs, you don't risk a weapons charge.

[Grand Torino]

Yeah..pretty soon they will be wanting to wand you at the grocery store, hardware store and the like. That's a load of crap and people better raise hell about it....well level headed people anyway.

[monkeylizard]

On the right side of the box office booth at the Green Hills Regal (and maybe on the left side too) is the list of "rules". It's an 8x10 sheet with small print. Towards the bottom of that sheet is the no weapons rule including a gunbuster the size of a quarter. All Regal theaters have the same sheet posted either on the box office or beside the entrance door.

 

It meet the 39-17-1359 requirements for content.

 

Nobody knows if that also meets the "plainly visible" requirement.

Edited October 14, 2015 by monkeylizard

[suspiciousmind]

I wouldn't, but it sounds like the OP did. Until they get hit in the wallet it's going to keep going on.

That's the first time I had ever seen anything like that at any theater and I saw it *after* my movie was finished. I would never let some pimple faced theater employee come near me with a wand. Edited October 14, 2015 by suspiciousmind

[suspiciousmind]

Why would you ask a police officer if there were certain no gun signs?  By asking that sort of question, you are basically advertising the fact that you are carrying to someone you do not know.   If you didn't see any legal no gun signs, I would keep my mouth shut and if you think you can carry without being found, then carry. If you think you would be found carrying, then I wouldn't go.  Now you have given those folks the idea to stick up the right signs.  Remember they don't have to stick up legal no gun signs to use a metal detector on private property, but once they stick up the signs, then there is a possible weapons charge.  As of now without the signs, you don't risk a weapons charge.

Yeah, I'm sure I'm the first person that has brought that up. I brought it up because I was angry about it. Sue me.

[M1_Garand]

That's the first time I had ever seen anything like that at any theater and I saw it *after* my movie was finished. I would never let some pimple faced theater employee come near me with a wand.

 

Yup, if that's the norm I'm done going to movies. I'm not going to be wanded / patted down / take off my shoes to watch a frickin movie.

 

OP, out of curiosity, you weren't at a sneak preview were you? I've been to a few of those where they have had wands but its been to locate hidden camera equipment not weapons. Every time I've been to a sneak preview I've avioded getting wanded because I wasn't carrying a bag / purse (and I've carried right past them).

[DaveTN]

Yeah..pretty soon they will be wanting to wand you at the grocery store, hardware store and the like. That's a load of crap and people better raise hell about it....well level headed people anyway.

With technology the way it is I would guess in the next few years they won’t need to wand anyone; they will be able to look at a computer screen and tell if there is a gun on you or even in a car in the parking lot.

[monkeylizard]

With technology the way it is I would guess in the next few years they won’t need to wand anyone; they will be able to look at a computer screen and tell if there is a gun on you or even in a car in the parking lot.

 

You're behind the times. It's not coming, it's here.

 

http://nypost.com/2015/10/13/nypd-has-secret-x-ray-vans/

[Links2k]

Whaaa? My kids and I love that movie. If anything, I interpreted the plot to have a liberty-oriented subtext, as the plot centers around defeating an overbearing, militarized government which seeks to control the individual liberties of its citizens.
Plus I do the Batman voice for my kids. Makes them crack up every time. Life is too short to be so serious 24/7.
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Especially if you think everything you disagree with is a liberal plot to destroy the country.

[FTE]

You're behind the times. It's not coming, it's here.

http://nypost.com/2015/10/13/nypd-has-secret-x-ray-vans/

I'd guess those $800,000 vans won't show up at your local theater any time soon.


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[macville]

On the right side of the box office booth at the Green Hills Regal (and maybe on the left side too) is the list of "rules". It's an 8x10 sheet with small print. Towards the bottom of that sheet is the no weapons rule including a gunbuster the size of a quarter. All Regal theaters have the same sheet posted either on the box office or beside the entrance door.

 

It meet the 39-17-1359 requirements for content.

 

Nobody knows if that also meets the "plainly visible" requirement.

 

Doesn't the law also say that it has to be plainly visible at every public entrance? I have yet to see a single regal posting that was at every public entrance. Heck, I've yet see it at any entrance for any regal theater. It's always on the box office, not at the entrance. I don't see how it can be a legal posting if you have to go out of your way to see it while entering.

[DaveTN]

Doesn't the law also say that it has to be plainly visible at every public entrance? I have yet to see a single regal posting that was at every public entrance. Heck, I've yet see it at any entrance for any regal theater. It's always on the box office, not at the entrance. I don't see how it can be a legal posting if you have to go out of your way to see it while entering.

The posting only needs to be legal to issue you a citation; it doesn’t need to be to ask you to leave. Unless it changed recently we have yet to see anyone cited for carrying past a sign.

[monkeylizard]

And we have yet to see what "plainly visible" means to a court.

[m16ty]

And we have yet to see what "plainly visible" means to a court.

 

I agree. I don't really want to be the test case.

[K191145]

I saw Mad Max Fury Road a couple of months ago at Green Hills with my gun on my side, i guess that's the last theater movie I will ever see now.

[macville]

The posting only needs to be legal to issue you a citation; it doesn’t need to be to ask you to leave. Unless it changed recently we have yet to see anyone cited for carrying past a sign.

 

But they can ask someone to leave for any reason.