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I emailed the Colleyville location of Studio Movie Grill and received the following...

Thank you for your email. Studio Movie Grill’s policy is that we follow all state and federal laws pertaining to weapons. With Texas being a state that allows concealed carry we follow those laws and we do not have signage posted prohibiting concealed carry.

I thanked them for the response. Probably all SMG locations will be the same. Looks like that will be my new movie location.

jt88 wrote:Not sure where you're located, but if anyone lives near Flower Mound, the Moviehouse & Eatery is 30.07 posted, but supports concealed carry. Their food is much better than Movie Tavern, and the seats are super comfy. Service there is top notch as well. I cannot speak for the other Moviehouse & Eatery locations, but I now go out of my way to support the Flower Mound location due to their support of concealed carry. They have a sign next to their 30.07 that literally says that legally concealed carry is welcome.

Thanks, I'm in Bedford so the Flower Mound one isn't too far (about 25 min). There is also a Studio Movie Grill in Colleyville that would be closer, but I'll have to see if it is posted. texas3006.com doesn't list it yet, so I'll have to do a drive by. I hate losing movie tavern due to location and convenience, but my family will not be supporting 30.06 posted businesses. So that's one CHL = 5 lost patrons total. So if CHL holders are really only 4% of the population, there is still a multiplication factor.

My favorite place to go see a movie just posted... I did leave them a note and got a response.

Mine:
I just saw that you are now posting 30.07 AND 30.06 signs on your Texas locations to forbid firearms. While I understand the 30.07 open carry signs to prevent distraction, the 30.06 will prevent me and the majority of the CHL community from patronizing your establishments. You are certainly well within your rights as a private company to have any policies you wish. I along with all other CHL holders will respect that decision. This is the same as all of the other CHL customers. We follow the law, and will just not enter if the 30.06 is posted. These 30.06 signs do nothing to prevent people that wish to do harm while preventing law abiding people from entering. All of the mass shootings have happened in gun free zones and I will have to abstain from frequenting any business that asks me to allow myself to be a victim.

My wife and I enjoy evenings at Movie Tavern and have carried concealed while attending. It was our date night pick, but I cannot and will not support a business that posts the 30.06 sign. I will be back if the concealed signs come down.

Their response:
Thank you for your email. Our parent company Southern Theaters has long had a "Gun Free" policy. The recent change in Texas law has expedited our change to conform to that policy. As a company we do not feel that the carrying of firearms is conducive to a comfortable movie going experience for our collective guests.
I understand your feelings on the subject, and while I hope that you continue your patronage of our establishment, you must of course do what you feel is best for you and your family.
Again, thank you.

My Follow up:
Thank you for your response. Hopefully you will forget to post the 30.06 sign on the new theater, or decide that it is not needed.

"As a company we do not feel that the carrying of firearms is conducive to a comfortable movie going experience for our collective guests." Your guests did not know, and were not concerned about CHL holders in the theater. A 30.07 open carry sign will satisfy 99% on both sides of the argument. No CHL holder that I've spoken to plan to do any business with establishments that disallow concealed carry.

Hopefully your policy toward concealed carry will change, but if not, I did enjoy the theater and food.