Third-party security companies who contract out unarmed security guards would also need to abide by the training standards and obtain an agency license. Agency licenses would cost $100 with a $25 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – New legislation called Dallas’ Law, enacted in January 2023 mandating more training for security officers, may have unintended consequences. According to the CEO of a ...

That includes more training, as they say Hawaii’s standards are far too lax. A background check, application paperwork and ...

After problems around the Oklahoma County Courthouse, officials have increased security efforts, including adding more hours.

Councilmember Jennifer Chappell, D-15, announced Tuesday that she filed "Christopher's Law," to create laws on licensing and training requirements for unarmed security officers and armed security ...

But security guards are not a panacea. For one thing, guards can be hard to hire. For its own security guard pilot program, Santa Fe, N.M., wanted 18 guards. Six months later, it still only has 12 ...

He says 28 states require specific hours of training for a security guard to carry a gun. Maryland's governor signed a bill that will make his state the 29th in 2024.

Schneider said North Carolina’s Protective Security Board requires 16 hours of training for unarmed security officers. An additional 20 is required for them to carry a gun.

He made it safely through the protests. But one year later, in August 2021, police say Dallas was killed by private security guards on the rooftop deck of Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row in Nashville.

Under the current law, private security guards have little ability to protect themselves while on duty. Now, some industry experts are calling for change. That includes more training, as they say ...