Colo. Theater Lacked Security, Unlike Some Peers

By MIKE BAKER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press
Sun, 07/29/2012 - 4:57pm

DENVER (AP) -- The Colorado movie theater complex that was the scene of a gunman's massacre this month didn't have any uniformed security guards on duty the night of the shooting, even though other theaters operated by the same company did provide such protection for the busy premiere of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."...

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