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The Utah movie theater has canceled a planned town hall on gun reform with Florida high school massacre survivors, saying the event "appears to be escalating into a potentially contentious situation."

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that on Wednesday Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres in order to host the event at its South Jordan location pulled out of a contract, saying it would refund the deposit and aid the organizers to find some other space.

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where Valentine's Day shooting left 17 people dead, were scheduled to speak at the event on Saturday.

Around the country, in a military-style armored vehicle, the Utah Gun Exchange has followed the Parkland students on their road trip. It has further encouraged its members to attend the event.

However, a day after Utah movie theater abruptly pulled out of hosting a town hall, the students have booked a new location for the Saturday event.

The March For Our Lives “Road to Change” event will now be held at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy, according to a post on the local March for Our Lives Facebook page.

The students said they settled on the expo center because officials there complied with students request for the event to be gun-free because of "legitimate safety concerns."

By Sowmya Sangam