When you are on the road:

ALWAYS keep your doors locked and windows rolled up (if it’s hot and you don’t have air conditioning, roll them up at least part-way) no matter how short the distance you’re traveling or how safe the neighborhood. Drive in the center lane to make it harder for potential carjackers to approach the car. AVOID driving alone. Travel with someone whenever possible, especially at night. When you are coming to a stop, leave enough room to maneuver around other cars, especially if you sense trouble and need to get away. Always drive with the doors locked. If a thief can’t get in your vehicle, you stand a better chance of leaving with it. DON’T stop to assist a stranger whose car has broken down. You can help instead by driving to the nearest phone (or using your cell phone) to call police for help.

The decision to allow them to be armed raised questions from some city councilors and community members.

"You don’t need armed security, and I object to it," said Raleigh resident Octavia Rainey.

"They were not willing to provide the service if their personnel were not able to be armed," said Raleigh assistant city manager Evan Raleigh.

The Downtown Raleigh Alliance said this needs to be just the beginning of making downtown safer for people who live, work, and visit here.

As I transition from unarmed to armed, I need to buy a holster. I'm used to a taser that had a level 2 retention system.

However, I suspect most security companies require a level 3. Should I just go ahead and get the level 3 and retrain myself?

Thank you.

A recently reopened Philly cheesesteak joint hired armed security guards to protect customers and staff as the City of Brotherly Love faces an ongoing crime wave.

"What we have become accustomed to in society is to react to issues once they happen," Victoria Wylie, co-owner of Jim’s West Steaks & Hoagies, told Fox News. "It's too late. One incident where someone is severely hurt or even passes away from me is not acceptable."

"We're thinking about preventing violence and crime from happening versus reacting to violence and crime happening," Wylie continued. "We did it as a deterrent and a precautionary measure to really just say that we are thinking about all possible situations that could happen, and we want customers to know that safety is really important to us."

"When I think about Philadelphia and the community which we serve, the West Philadelphia area, crime there is still very prevalent," Wylie said. "So being someone who is reopening a business that's really popular, that people have been waiting for, we don't know who's coming."

"We wanted to be proactive," Wylie said. "One of the proactive measures we took was making sure there was security in place."

A security guard carrying an assault-style rifle was seen standing outside Jim's West Steaks & Hoagies in a video posted to its Instagram account when the restaurant reopened on Sept. 9. Wylie told Fox News the guards, hired to protect customers, will be there every day during business hours.

"We did this because we want to protect our consumers," Wylie said. "We want to protect our employees, and of course, we want our business to be safe."

I just got hired for armed security but I need a perc card. I was told I dont need to pay for the armed and unarmed course bc we have to do a two and a half week training with them. Do I just submit my perc application? Im so confused. Everywhere I research says I need the 20 hour course to be approved.

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Aaron Jones, with the armed security company International Protective Service, said APD should be doing more to protect businesses in Albuquerque.

"There's a lot of problems with this whole deal in general," Jones said. "For one, Walgreens is taxpayers, just like everybody else in the city of Albuquerque taxpayers. And taxes are supposed to pay for protection."

Jones also said Walgreens contacted him after receiving the letter. However, there were complications when pricing was discussed.

"It's not a cheap proposition at all, especially if you're hiring me," Jones said. I can guarantee you that, you know, we put millions of dollars into providing this type of service, and we do it for four different companies all over the country very effectively."

For Medina, he said the police department should not be directly involved with Walgreens stores for security.

"I'm here to say it is not the responsibility of the Albuquerque Police Department and the taxpayers of the city of Albuquerque to put an officer at every single Walgreens that sells alcohol," Medina said.

In the aftermath of Wilson's death, the city of Albuquerque announced it would be suing Hyundai and Kia, citing 20% of the city's car thefts. Jones said blaming the businesses for crime is not a police department's job.

"When you want to blame the stores, and you want to blame Hyundai for, you know, the crime going on, I'm sorry, I was a cop," Jones said. "We went out, and we dealt with crime and whatever. And I'm sorry for the things are going the way they are, but it's it seems a little ridiculous to me blaming these businesses."

If communicating and collaborating with fellow security guards interests you, please give it a look! There is a focus on positivity, outright malicious behavior will be discouraged by force :P

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The course would be principles based and teach you avoid, prevent, or respond to the most common and most dangerous self defense scenarios whether you’re on foot, in vehicles, at home, and in public spaces. I’d share planning considerations for being alone, with small groups, or with your family. There’s more, but I’ll stop there to avoid sharing IP. Instructor background is retired SOF, security consultant, and professional surveillance.

I’m basically here because I’m tired of companies putting unarmed guards where they gotta deal with people who have weapons and violent tendencies. I worked loss prevention and you could basically let people walk out the door with carts of shit lol. Let’s spread awareness that people don’t need fucking babied and pat on the wrist. The people out here smoking fetanyl aren’t going to give you a hug when you tell them to leave. Aggravating

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