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I work in a government building, and I sure as hell do not want people being able to carry here. That's just me.
Does it have metal detectors at all entrances with armed security? If it doesn't have both...all that is ensured is that if/when someone decides to come in armed and murder people...everyone else will be a dis-armed victim.
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Strambo, yes and yes.
I'll admit to hoping to prove my point by your building not having theses things. Since it does; yes, you are fairly secure, while in that building, from a firearm type incident.
That said, one thing I learn in formal Executive Protection training is that when it comes to "workplace violence" the current/ex employee workplace shooting (or violence of any sort) is exceedingly rare. So rare, it is a minor statistic and makes the news due to it's rarity. Over 90% of "violence in the workplace" incidents...are garden variety crimes (robberies, rapes, assaults) committed on company property by 3rd party criminals. So, you have traded good security from the less than 10% threat for increased exposure to the 90%+ threat.
Join the rest of the country though, I can't carry at work (most can't) and don't have any armed security or metal detectors either.
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