So you want to know how to become a security consultant.  Just as with any other business professional, becoming a security consultant takes years of education and work experience.  Most security consultants specialize in a particular industry such as: the hotel industry, hospital industry, real estate or retail industries.  Most security consultants work for major [...]

Some of you may wonder why the title of this post is “safety meeting topics free”.  On a daily basis, well over one thousand people search for information regarding “safety meeting topics free”, and I want to be at the top of the search engine results page.  You see, last week I was the victim [...]

Taurus Firearms (Forjas Taurus) started in Brazil in 1941.  With the release of its first firearm, the Model 38101SO Revolver, Taurus Firearms soon became a major firearms manufacturer in South America.  Today, as one of the largest small arms manufacturers in the world, Taurus Firearms continues to grow.  Not to diminish the fact that Taurus [...]

As a law enforcement officer and former Marine, I have been around guns for the past twenty years.  I have witnessed numerous deaths and serious bodily injuries as a result of both the legal and illegal use of firearms.  Although a society free of any weapons would be ideal, an ideal society is far from [...]

I have been the owner of a security guard company since 1994.  During the past 15 years, my officers have had to resort to the use of deadly force on more than one occasion.  Here are some examples of situations that required one or more of my officers to use deadly force.

Deranged man takes a [...]