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[backflip10019]

70% of 160 active shooting incidents investigated by the FBI from 2000 - 2013 took place in a public place. Only 10% in government buildings.

Keep in mind that those are by far not the only mass shooting incidents over that period, just the ones used in this particular report.

Detailed report can be found here.

For Israel, I'm only aware of 3 mass shootings in a public space over the same timeframe: Beersheba (2013), Tel Aviv (2009) and in Jerusalem in 08.

This doesn't mean anything. "Public places" are a lot more common than government buildings. If anything, this serves to prove the point that bag checks (even in government buildings) don't do much to deter attacks.

 

[Dr.Acula]

Sporting events are different. Billionaires want to protect their hundred million dollar investments from having things thrown at them by drunken fans.

 

[Siegcram]

This doesn't mean anything. "Public places" are a lot more common than government buildings. If anything, this serves to prove the point that bag checks (even in government buildings) don't do much to deter attacks.

I sourced the point I was asked to and it backed up my post in regards to probability.
Your second statement is void unless you have data from the time before federal buildings had metal detectors/bag checks/etc. which I, frankly, am too lazy to look for.

 

[E the Shaggy]

Who checks the bags exactly? Are they training all their employees on gun safety?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

People won't go for this.

 

[Resident_UA]

Obviously, but to turn this around on them when they do, while the legislative branch is collectively sitting on their hands, is disingenuous to the max.

But they are not actually addressing anything. This will make 0 difference.

 

[way more]

But they are not actually addressing anything. This will make 0 difference.

If they wanted to make a difference they should become a political action committee that supports gun restrictions. Anything less is just disingenuous.

 

[Acerac]

I would say just more of these shootings in general. Just seems to happen more and more now and nobody seems to be doing anything about it.

These shootings?

How many movie theatre shootings are there? Compared to how many movie theatres? The odds are mindbottling I just don't understand.

 

[Machina]

They aren't looking for weapons or anything dangerous. They're looking for cameras.

 

[vikki]

They aren't looking for weapons or anything dangerous. They're looking for cameras.

How good an experience is it to watch a phone-camera'd version of a movie?

I've never actually bought the bootleg DVDs the man is selling at the laundromat, so I'm curious what quality they are.

 

[E92 M3]

Asking Americans to sacrifice freedom for "security." Regal can go fuck themselves. AMC is better anyway

 

[vikki]

Asking Americans to sacrifice freedom for "security." Regal can go fuck themselves. AMC is better anyway

To be fair, I'm not looking at them like they're the NSA or anything. It's just an unnecessary measure. I don't go to the movies with a bag, so it wouldn't really inconvenience me, except that extra dollar, but I still don't believe that they are preventing the unlikely event of a shooting.

Also, Regal is suggesting that checking bags will cost them a dollar per attendee to check bags? How much money is that a day? How much money is that per bag? Are the hiring security to check bags? If not then are the employees being paid more to check bags or is Regal just profiting off of making the theatre "safer?"

Edit: just reread, Regal didn't mention at what cost the extra security would cost, so that second part is all bullshit.

 

[Machina]

How good an experience is it to watch a phone-camera'd version of a movie?

I've never actually bought the bootleg DVDs the man is selling at the laundromat, so I'm curious what quality they are.

They don't film it on phones, they film it on HD handicams that they've snuck in, or at least that's how I understand it.

 

[UnforgivenTwin]

These shootings?

How many movie theatre shootings are there? Compared to how many movie theatres? The odds are mindbottling I just don't understand.

I mean just shootings in general.