mgkdrgn
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Make sure that they clearly understand WHY you're doing this: to preserve THEIR LIVES. Period. They aren't armed to prevent theft, keep the peace, or apprehend criminals. The only reason they may draw those weapons is to stop someone from killing them.NC state law does allow for 'Stand Your Ground" situations but of course one need only look to Florida for a good example of how things can be misconstrued or blown out of proportion by both parties & the legal system as well.
Meaning all the respect in the world, knowing about the responsible use of firearms is a very good thing -- but it is a very different thing than fully understanding the lawful use of deadly force. And very, very few average folks understand what constitutes a justification of self-defense, how such cases are prosecuted, and what factors must be proved to sustain a claim of self-defense. This is the greatest training your employees need.My feeling on it is we are adults here & have a good grasp of responsible use of firearms.
Good! Don't let that change when your employees are feeling a little "John Wayne" with that new pistol on their hips!Having discussed this with our local law enforcement I feel comfortable that everyone knows the proper way to handle a shoplifter or somebody who drives off & doesn't pay for gas. I view those sad realities as a cost of doing business.
This confuses me a little bit. Law enforcement being able to catch someone isn't your concern -- and still has nothing to do with arming your folks. The only reason to have them armed is so that they can live to see the next day. Whether or not some "floater" makes a clean getaway is utterly irrelevant. If some guy comes in and holds the place up and manages to drive off with the safe, the register drawer, the pumps, and the friggin' underground tanks too(!) -- but no one shoots, no one gets shot, and no one dies? Great! Let the insurance take care of it.The ones that worry me are the floaters from the nearby interstate that can be in & out without any chance of law enforcement catching them. My business from the interstates nearby, both I40 & I26, can be got to or away from to either TN, VA, or SC in short order. It in fact happened just last yr in nearby Ashville, NC that some armed robbers were using the interstate to make a quick getaway. They were eventually caught after a shooting in a store just off an exit & their car was on camera. That is the scenario I don't want.
Gun store owners may have advice given their employees are often armed.
I would be inclined to work out an insurance policy to mediate risk.
This confuses me a little bit. Law enforcement being able to catch someone isn't your concern -- and still has nothing to do with arming your folks. The only reason to have them armed is so that they can live to see the next day. Whether or not some "floater" makes a clean getaway is utterly irrelevant. If some guy comes in and holds the place up and manages to drive off with the safe, the register drawer, the pumps, and the friggin' underground tanks too(!) -- but no one shoots, no one gets shot, and no one dies? Great! Let the insurance take care of it.
I'm certainly all over the liability insurance issue. As long as all employees who choose to arm themselves are NRA certified & trained all is well there both in terms of liability & legal compliance.
Could you elaborate on that a little more? Are you not liable for the actions of the employees with their firearms if they are NRA certified or is it just that the insurance is willing to cover a civil suit? And if so up to how much?