Local Theater Chain To Begin Checking Bags

Regal Entertainment Group is taking this measure in response to shootings.

On it's website, the theater group admits this procedure is not without flaws.

"Security issues have become a daily part of our lives in America. Regal Entertainment Group wants our customers and staff to feel comfortable and safe when visiting or working in our theatres. To ensure the safety of our guests and employees, backpacks and bags of any kind are subject to inspection prior to admission. We acknowledge that this procedure can cause some inconvenience and that it is not without flaws, but hope these are minor in comparison to increased safety."

It's been a summer of frightening crimes taking place in theaters. A few weeks ago, a man attacked movie patrons as he was armed with a pellet gun, pepper spray, and a hatchet in Tennessee before being killed by police.

Before that, two people were shot and killed, nine others wounded, before a man shot himself at a theater in Louisianna during a showing of 'Trainwreck'.