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Let me start by explaining that this is a story that a friend of mine shared with me, and I don't have any details other than what you are about to read.
So I have a few friends that work at a restaurant here in Baton Rouge. After normal hours, the restaurant is sometimes rented out for private parties. Usually the restaurant doesn't have any security of its own, but on this particular night, a security company (I believe it was 3 guards) was hired for the party. This company was not hired by the restaurant itself, but by the person or organization that was having the party. The way I understood it was that the owner of the security company was friends with whoever was throwing the party and that is why they were hired.
My friend was bartending, so he had a good view of what these guys were doing all night. To start off, he noticed that some of the security personnel were dancing and partying (but not drinking) like they were part of the party. Only difference was they had XD40s strapped to their hips.
Dumb move #1
This restaurant isn't in the best of areas, and the parking lot is not well lit, but for large parties porta-potties are placed outside for the guests. As the night progressed, my friend was outside smoking a cigarette when a girl near him said that she needed to go to the restroom, but she was scared to go alone. My buddy and one of the security personnel say that they will escort her. As they start to walk over there, my buddy noticed that the security guard had drawn his weapon and was holding it at his side, at the ready.
My buddy finally convinces him to place his weapon back in his holster because there are obviously no threats present.
Dumb move #2
Anyway, later on the same friend (I'll call him friend #1 from now on) was in the back of the restaurant, (kitchen, I guess) with another one of the security personnel, and another friend of mine (friend #2). Friend #2's father owns a gun store, and he's been brought up around guns his whole life. Friend #1 was never really brought up around guns, and had never shot a pistol up until recently (with yours truly). Anyway, friend #2 asks the security guard if he can see his pistol. Without hesitation, the guy pulls out his pistol and hands it to friend #2, fully loaded!!!!
Friend #1, although he's had very little experience with guns, had enough common sense to say "Don't you think you should at least unload your pistol before handing it to someone you don't even know!?" So the guy takes his pistol back, drops the mag and opens the action and hands it back to friend #2.
Dumb move #3
Eventually I think that the restaurant asked the security company to leave, because they felt safer without them there.
Like I said before, I don't know any more details of what happened so don't bother asking. I'm not sure if this was a combination of stupidity by all 3 of the security guards or just one in particular.
With the way these security guards behaved that night, I can understand why some companies wouldn't want their employees carrying guns. These guys were obviously just trying to show everyone that they possess the "power." They were in no position to protect the people at the party, and actually put them in danger by showing a complete lack of common sense while being armed.
I am disgusted by people like this. People that completely disregard any common sense rules with firearms are almost as bad as criminals in my book. After all, the only thing setting these guys apart from criminals was a negligent discharge.
So I have a few friends that work at a restaurant here in Baton Rouge. After normal hours, the restaurant is sometimes rented out for private parties. Usually the restaurant doesn't have any security of its own, but on this particular night, a security company (I believe it was 3 guards) was hired for the party. This company was not hired by the restaurant itself, but by the person or organization that was having the party. The way I understood it was that the owner of the security company was friends with whoever was throwing the party and that is why they were hired.
My friend was bartending, so he had a good view of what these guys were doing all night. To start off, he noticed that some of the security personnel were dancing and partying (but not drinking) like they were part of the party. Only difference was they had XD40s strapped to their hips.
Dumb move #1
This restaurant isn't in the best of areas, and the parking lot is not well lit, but for large parties porta-potties are placed outside for the guests. As the night progressed, my friend was outside smoking a cigarette when a girl near him said that she needed to go to the restroom, but she was scared to go alone. My buddy and one of the security personnel say that they will escort her. As they start to walk over there, my buddy noticed that the security guard had drawn his weapon and was holding it at his side, at the ready.
My buddy finally convinces him to place his weapon back in his holster because there are obviously no threats present.
Dumb move #2
Anyway, later on the same friend (I'll call him friend #1 from now on) was in the back of the restaurant, (kitchen, I guess) with another one of the security personnel, and another friend of mine (friend #2). Friend #2's father owns a gun store, and he's been brought up around guns his whole life. Friend #1 was never really brought up around guns, and had never shot a pistol up until recently (with yours truly). Anyway, friend #2 asks the security guard if he can see his pistol. Without hesitation, the guy pulls out his pistol and hands it to friend #2, fully loaded!!!!
Friend #1, although he's had very little experience with guns, had enough common sense to say "Don't you think you should at least unload your pistol before handing it to someone you don't even know!?" So the guy takes his pistol back, drops the mag and opens the action and hands it back to friend #2.
Dumb move #3
Eventually I think that the restaurant asked the security company to leave, because they felt safer without them there.
Like I said before, I don't know any more details of what happened so don't bother asking. I'm not sure if this was a combination of stupidity by all 3 of the security guards or just one in particular.
With the way these security guards behaved that night, I can understand why some companies wouldn't want their employees carrying guns. These guys were obviously just trying to show everyone that they possess the "power." They were in no position to protect the people at the party, and actually put them in danger by showing a complete lack of common sense while being armed.
I am disgusted by people like this. People that completely disregard any common sense rules with firearms are almost as bad as criminals in my book. After all, the only thing setting these guys apart from criminals was a negligent discharge.
