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POLL: Will You Feel Safe at The Movies?

A shooting that left 12 dead and 50 injured at a Colorado movie theater following the midnight showing of 'Dark Knight Rises' has many wondering if security should be stepped up.

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Dark Knight Rises was set to be one biggest movie releases of the summer.

But no one expected the gunshots being fired on the big screen to be a real-life experience.

During a midnight showing in Aurora, Colo. Friday, 12 people were killed and at least 50 injured as a gunman opened fire during the final chapter of the Batman trilogy.

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Patch Asks: Will this incident stop you from going to the movies in the future--short-term or long-term? How do you feel about midnight screenings? What can local movie theaters do to make you feel safe? 

Vote in our poll and then leave your comments below.

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Todd Cummings, vice president of operations for Reel Services Management, which operates Krikorian theaters (which has a theater in Monrovia), said that the theater will continue to show the movie as planned.

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