As a security guard, when do you use a firearm?
Alternate Question: You are an armed security guard, licensed to carry a gun. During your duty, you found a masked intruder inside the property you are protecting. How do you use your gun in this situation? Possible Answer: As a Security Guard, my primary duty is to protect people and then property in that order. A Security Guard do not have the same authority to use a firearm as a police officer. So unless the intruder poses a direct threat to my life or the life of another innocent individual I will not draw my fire arm. The use of deadly force to protect property or prevent property loss is illegal in most states in the US. If the intruder is not armed, depending on my assessment of the situation (intruder's demeanor, location of the incident, time of day, availability of other people to support me etc), I may decide to confront and restrain the individual to…