Regal Cinemas Now Checking Bags and Backpacks

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I ran a quick search and didn't see any recent posts relating to this so here goes.

I ran across this article claiming that Regal Entertainment has started checking bags and backpacks before patrons enter the theater. https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/regal-checking-bags-nationwide-wake-theater-shootings-224506566.html?bcmt=comments-postbox

To my knowledge there have been exactly two active shooters in movie theaters and one of those shooters didn't even bring his guns in through the front door. And this is what they consider a logical response?

I haven't been to a Regal Cinema since the event in Tennessee so I can't say if they are doing this around here or not. The two other theater chains I have visited since Tennessee haven't changed their policies. Has anyone seen this policy being enforced by Regal Cinemas in your area?
 
his is an affront to the right of moviegoers to sneak in their own popcorn and candy. I see a boycott coming!
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Its probably more about that than weapons to be honest. Theaters make very little money off ticket sales nowadays its all about the snack bar.
 
I believe it is in response to the 3 or 4 boys that snuck a leaf blower in in pieces and assembled it. Then at the right moment in one of the new movies involving a chain saw the fired the thing up and panicked the theater. A logical response considering the circumstance. It was probably a response to complaints from patrons.
 
I actually love the cinema almost as much as I love guns. I'm going to see "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." this weekend and I'll just open carry and see what happens.
 
I don't have a problem with this. I live in the Northeast and I see people in their 20's and 30's carrying backpacks with them everywhere because they don't own cars and can't leave stuff in their vehicles. One time I walk into a grocery store and there's a guy with a backpack and I swear he's an Arab. That guy could have a bomb in his bag and no one would know.

Now, a bomb going off in a grocery store isn't a mass causality situation, but a bomb going off in a crowded movie theater is at least dozens dead.

No backpacks in move theaters. If you want to sneak in snacks, use a snack baggie and put them in your underwear.
 
TruthTellers said:
I don't have a problem with this. I live in the Northeast and I see people in their 20's and 30's carrying backpacks with them everywhere because they don't own cars and can't leave stuff in their vehicles. One time I walk into a grocery store and there's a guy with a backpack and I swear he's an Arab. That guy could have a bomb in his bag and no one would know.

Now, a bomb going off in a grocery store isn't a mass causality situation, but a bomb going off in a crowded movie theater is at least dozens dead.

No backpacks in move theaters. If you want to sneak in snacks, use a snack baggie and put them in your underwear.
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The deadliest bombing on US soil was carried out by a white guy.
 
I'll ride by the local Regal this weekend and see if they have posted enforceable No Concealed Weapons signs to go along with this policy. It will be interesting to see if this is targeting guns, bombs, leaf blowers or contraband consumables. I'll report back.
 
My opinion:

First, boycott Regal.

Second, if you go to a local theater that is owned by Regal on accident, you should either obey their gun laws or not frequent that establishment.

Me: by the time the movie gets to Google Play, Amazon, Netflix, etc, I'm paying less, enjoying the movie with my wife, and not having to deal with idiots.

And if someone decides to shoot up my home theater, I have castle doctrine and my Glocks ready for it.

Honestly, movie theaters are often too packed for me to want to open fire in self defense. The odds of hitting bystanders are a bit on the high side for me. Sure, I'd still defend my life, but that many people would make things very complicated.
 
I was just at the Man From UNCLE the other day at a Regal theater. No search and no signs banning guns.

The news article linked from the OP is about bags and backpacks not what I carry on my belt. Let them search all they want. I would not over react to the Regal security policy just yet. There was nothing in the article aiming it at CCW.
 
All sorts of places check bags and backpacks. This is neither 1) new or, 2) anything really to do with actually keeping out weapons. Seriously, do ANY of you carry your sidearm in a bag or backpack? :scrutiny:

Follow the law in your state. If you are legally required to disarm, do so. If not, then this is really of about ZERO concern to you.
 
more about declining snack sales than safety. alienate every woman in America, which by definition alienates their husbands/boyfriends. been fun regal, enjoy bankruptcy
 
Sam1911 said:
All sorts of places check bags and backpacks. This is neither 1) new or, 2) anything really to do with actually keeping out weapons. Seriously, do ANY of you carry your sidearm in a bag or backpack? :scrutiny:

Follow the law in your state. If you are legally required to disarm, do so. If not, then this is really of about ZERO concern to you.
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Sam, with all due respect if this company has a no firearms policy that is definitely concern to us and reason enough to come up with a game plan to change their policy.

Our local theater chain is small, 5 locations, but unique, you lay back in lazy boy type chairs at tables, the waiters come around and you can order your meal there, a beer or mixed drink, pretty fun. Anyways, they put up a no firearms sign at ONE of their locations, I sent an email to them and they said their policy was firm, so we did a facebook/word of mouth campaign and they received so many emails and phone calls that within 48 hours they reversed their policy. So it is definitely possible to change a company's mind.

When enough people politely and clearly tell them that is the reason they will no longer attend the theater or bring their families, the higher ups hear it. And if its enough people to make them think it will affect their wallets, change does come. I know about 10 people who wrote in who are parents and said they will not be bringing their children in if they cannot be allowed to defend them.

I don't go to Regal or even know where one is so I'm not going to be beating the drum on this one, but I sure would be if that was my local theater.
 
I'll try this again ...

I honestly cannot remember the last time I watched a movie in a cinema. Must have been in the mid'80s.

If I were to go to one while carrying a bag or backpack, I wouldn't mind someone giving it a quick toss.

Knowing of the existence of this site security requirement, I would simply not carry a bag or backpack if it bothered me, I would stash any such things in the vehicle ... I see no reason to get all twisted-up about it.

O'course, for me to be entering their establishment, I would be carrying my concealed carry pistol on my person.
 
The searches make the majority, the "sheep", feel warm and safe.

The fact is, you can't expect a $9/hr employee to thoroughly check 15,000 backpacks and purses a night. They probably only check the main compartment, and even then only look to see if a gun is sitting right on top in plain view. They won't rake the effort to shuffle through the contents.

Furthermore, the person searching does the same routine every time, so anyone who wants to bring in a gun only needs to watch a minute, and then go outside, reposition their gun outside the search area, and then pass through.
 
Sam, with all due respect if this company has a no firearms policy that is definitely concern to us and reason enough to come up with a game plan to change their policy
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Eh, ok. So that's fine.

But I simply read that they're checking bags and backpacks. That, in itself, is not an effective "no guns" policy. It's a pretty decent "no outside snacks" policy though, so I can see why they like it! :)

Now, if they're going to put up metal detectors and wand people ... well, that's a different story.
 
Has anyone gone to a baseball or football game? Some ban bags and backpacks completely. They didn't set up a search policy, they simply don't allow them whatsoever. They will check your oxygen pack or emergency med supply bag. You can't bring in your cheap beer or snacks there, either.

Looks like another underinformed thread just posted to see who will bite. Very few carry off body - and those that do, carry more discretely than a large daypack. Wander into some of the better flea markets locally, you will be stopped and told to leave your bag at the front counter. Period.

Other people have already made it a problem, it has nothing to do with firearms. It has to do with circumventing the purpose of the business, or even stealing from it.

I would take good money on a bet Regal does not allow any recording devices in their theaters, either. Have you seen how big an HD camera is with a 2 1/2 hour battery pack?
 
The deadliest bombing on US soil was carried out by a white guy.
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A non-race mixed Arab male is Caucasoid… aka, a white guy.


Honestly, movie theaters are often too packed for me to want to open fire in self defense. The odds of hitting bystanders are a bit on the high side for me. Sure, I'd still defend my life, but that many people would make things very complicated.
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Agreed. But for some movies the theatre experience is the ultimate form for its enjoyment. There’s nothing like viewing Jurasic World in 3-D on a huge screen. The solution for me is to go to a weekday matinee… very few people and there's a price break as well.

Regal theatres are not the only game in town. You pays your money and you takes your choice. Just let them know why you are not coming.
 
JSH1 said:
The deadliest bombing on US soil was carried out by a white guy.
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It still amazes me (as a good thing) that besides Oklahoma City, you still have to go back to the 1910-1927 for numbers 2-4 (Bath Michigan, the Anarchist bombing of Wallstreet, and LA Times building). Even #6 is from the 19th Century (Haymarket Square). It's actually been a quiet century.

Mike
 
Arizona_Mike said:
It still amazes me (as a good thing) that besides Oklahoma City, you still have to go back to the 1910-1927 for numbers 2-4 (Bath Michigan, the Anarchist bombing of Wallstreet, and LA Times building). Even #6 is from the 19th Century (Haymarket Square). It's actually been a quiet century.

Mike
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You are skipping the bombings of Continental Flight 11 and and United Flight 629. Both insurance fraud schemes. The 20th century was pretty quiet when it comes to bombings. The 21th century unfortunately looks to be the century of the mass shooting
 
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