There are a lot of situations where you might need an armed security guard. It doesn’t matter if you’re running a live event, managing a warehouse or just running a retail store. You need armed guards because you’re at risk. the public and even your own employees can constitute a risk that armed guards can help protect you from. This is especially true in southern California where there’s a dense population and you’re likely to have people wander on to the property or members of the public interact with your business on a daily basis. You never know with people and when there’s a lot of them it’s more likely that someone means to do you or your employees harm in one fashion or another. Sometimes these kinds of situations can be handled with an unarmed guard but more often than not it’s better to be safe than sorry. You don’t want to need an armed security guard and not have one on hand to solve the problem or diffuse the situation. 

Businesses and properties don’t all carry the same risk. Some are disproportionately at risk to be targeted by criminals and in the worst cases, you could become the target of a terrorist attack. There are also some businesses and properties that will find themselves as targets because of a lower than average security presence. for those situations, you need an armed guard or several to help make sure that you stay safe at all times. 

Armed guards are among the best deterrent there is against criminal activity and general troublemakers. They present everyone with a choice, they know that if they misbehave or cause problems that guard is capable of dealing with them swiftly and decisively. Our guards go through a lot of training to ensure that they know when and how to discharge their weapons safely and only during emergency situations when there’s no other option. When you get an armed guard from Mission International you can be sure that they are highly trained and understand when and how to use their weapon if it ever becomes necessary. 

Not every business or property is need of an armed guard, however. Often it may be overkill as they don’t encounter threats that would require a guard to be armed in order to deal with them. One of our security experts can talk to you and help you decide what’s best for you and for your business or property. We offer many services that cover a variety of security needs. We can work with you to make sure you get the best value on the market.