COLORADO TRAGEDY DEMONSTRATES SECURITY CHALLENGES OF CONCEALED WEAPONS LAWS Incidents like the Aurora, Colorado, theater shooting have brought concealed weapons laws back into sharp national focus. At the time of this writing, some specifics are yet to be determined, but the alleged perpetrator is said to have acquired all of his weapons legally. Concealed weapons […]
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Does Your Place of Worship Need a Security Team?
DOES YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP NEED A SECURITY TEAM? In December 2007, Matthew Murray walked into New Life Ministries in Colorado Springs, Colo., with Armageddon on this mind. Armed with a semi-automatic rifle, two handguns, and plenty of ammunition, he walked into the front foyer of the church and started shooting. He killed two teenage […]
Firing Someone, and Then Being Fired Upon – Safe Employment Termination
FIRING SOMEONE, AND THEN BEING FIRED UPON – SAFE EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION By September 28, 2012, it had been an ongoing situation for Accent Signage when they fired Robert Engeldinger. Engeldinger had received a written reprimand for habitual tardiness and poor work performance. When they fired him, he went out to his car, came back with […]
Art Theft Is Big Business, Not Just in Hollywood
ART THEFT IS BIG BUSINESS, NOT JUST IN HOLLYWOOD Tens of thousands of works of art are stolen every year. In 1998 alone, according to Interpol, more than 60,000 works of art were stolen. In January 2013, two men were sentenced for attempting to sell a stolen Matisse painting. Last December, a woman pled guilty […]
Armed Security: Is It Necessary?
ARMED SECURITY: IS IT NECESSARY? After the Sandy Hook catastrophe, a local high school contacted Sunstates Security about providing armed security or police at every possible entrance. Such a system would not only be expensive but also ineffective. Instead, Sunstates recommended implementing early warning mechanisms, communication, buffer zones, and safe rooms. Lockdown protocols and safe […]
