If you have a permit how often do you carry your firearm?

[Trunk Monkey]

92. No you are not getting it right

First, it 3 bucks an hour

Second, I don't know what would happen if I were to use the gun but we were told in the armed certification course that doing so was generally viewed as a career ending move.

Third, I'm not stupid I'm very aware of what constitutes justifiable deadly force and what doesn't. If things got bad enough that I felt the need for a gun ending my career would be the least of my concerns

The other stuff isn't stated company policy it's just common sense. I walk around with a gun on my hip all day long, I rarely if ever give it much thought but if I'm talking to a client employee and I put my hand anywhere near it they react negatively. So, in order to ensure that there are no misunderstandings I have trained my self to never put my hand on or near the gun.

EDIT: You seem to be laboring under a false assumption that as a security guard I am some how synonymous with a cop. (A lot of security guards have the same delusion) I do not have any law enforcement authority or any law enforcement duties. As a guard I carry a firearm for personal protection not to enforce compliance.

My job is to ensure the physical security of my site, I go around behind the client employees and make sure that all the doors, windows and company vehicles are locked and al the coffee pots are unplugged after hours. Even then my site is only used by the city during the winter months so 8 months a year there’s no one there but the guards anyway.

If I see an intruder (hasn’t happened in 5 years but if I do) my instructions are to observe and call the police. I am never to confront or attempt to detain an intruder (which is why the handcuffs are worthless).

Under those conditions the odds that I will ever find out what happens if I do draw my gun are pretty slim anyway so the “risk” is worth the reward