Originally Posted by
Cypher
As for gear some times you get what they issue you. I once worked a position where body armor was a uniform requirement, the first set they issued me hung damn near to my knees. Management didn't care if it was effective as long as I met the uniform requirements.
When I first started there they issued us Safariland 6280 level 2 holsters (Same as CSPD). After a year the manager decided they were "crappy holsters" and took them all away and gave us drop leg SERPAs. I cringed every time I put that holster on but I had no option or input. I wore what I was issued.
As for tactics people are people and some people are lazy and do the absolute minimum required. I promise you that those guards have been told time and again to give up the money. I'll also bet you even money that they were both carrying with an empty chamber by company policy. (ETA The worker's comp pay out for a dead guard is less than what Frank Azar would get out of them if one of the guards killed a bystander defending the bank's insured money)
I don't know if I've told this story here but I was loading up my car for work one night when someone started shooting at the end of the parking lot. I took cover, drew MY EMPLOYER'S weapon, scanned around and since I didn't see anyone shooting I went back inside.
To make a long story short I made a police report and reported the incident to my employer (because I was late for work because of it). They fired me for drawing THEIR weapon while I thought someone was shooting at me.
I wouldn't carry a gun for a security company if they doubled my salary