Security guard shot foiling club robbery - Sydney Australia

[IrishCop]

I was under the impression that Australia didn't have armed security. Hmm, learn something new everyday.

Australia has very strict Firearm Regulations and not all Securtiy Guards are armed but those that are must meet the very strict conditions that are imposed and failure to do so would result in very heavy penalities including seizure of the firearm by police and cancellation of the Security Guard's Licence.

[Lawson]

Thanks for the info!

[Maelstrom]

Armed SOs generally work cash transit, but some Security providers do offer armed patrol and/or static services

IrishCop is on the money when he says our gun laws are strict, the Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania 1996 became the turning point for Australian Gun Laws historically speaking

This incident to this day is surrounded in much controversy... should anyone be curious, additional information can be found HERE

[NRM_Oz]

The security officer is fortunate he reacted since there is a bloody good chance he would be 6 feet under now. As I learnt many years ago - it is better to be judged by 12, than carried out by 6.

Another incident Maelstrom may wish to include is the killing of a bandit who struck a covert cash in transit officer and badly injured her before she went up to his car and killed him through his windscreen at point blank range.

The company behind it all was a sub-sub contractor to a cheap arse (can I say arse ?) company who has cut out 20% of the armoured truck services due to their use of soft cell cars and undercutting. Some of the staff are getting $12.00 a pick up as sub contractors - hence they high turnover.

During the trial outcome last year, we used it as a case study scenario in my classes and we had a different view to that of he judge (but again we were not there - she was).

[N. A. Corbier]

Was this the CIT incident where the woman was hit with a pipe and responded with lethal force?

[NRM_Oz]

Yes it was a covert carry from a bar's takings - about $40k US I think and she carried it in a backpack. I applied for an Operations Manager position many moons ago and the pay was a joke and the company car offered was 10 years old, plus they were running 10 different companies under the 1 roof.

From what I know $40.00 US is the usual armoured pickup rate plus percentage of amount (if applicable) and these clowns were doing it for about 1/2 that rate. All their subcontractors were all required to run separate companies and 90% were 1 man shows except for the mob that the woman was working for.