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ctxpta wrote:It is illegal for a security officer IN UNIFORM to carry a concealed handgun!!! This applies to both Commissioned (armed) and Non-Commissioned (unarmed).

Dragonfighter wrote:Back when I did the patrol thing, that was an odd deal as we were all over the city but we were in a marked car. I often stopped at restaurants where we had posted guards (I doubled as a standing guard supervisor) so going armed was not an issue.

I once went into an IHOP in Richardson and had disarmed, the local PD were there and jumped my stuff about leaving the weapon in the vehicle and what a target my empty holster indicated. They insisted that I was to wear the weapon in when I stopped there. It was Richardson PD policy irrespective of laws to the contrary. It became a very popular place among security guards. they also

There was also a 7-11 was in the middle of a lot of my stops and I used to stop there for coffee, if the PD was in there, they never gave me a second glance.

Just some reminiscinces(sp?) from back in the day.

Lucky45 wrote:I was wondering if you guys are seeing any Security guards open carrying after regular business hours. If any security guards are on the forum, then I would like to know if any new policies have been implemented since Sept 1. I was just curious because it seems to me that I have not seen hardly any private security guards in uniform in the last couple of months in my usually around the town runs. It used to be quite often that I would run into some. Just wondering.