Hello I am new here. Been doing Retail Loss Prevention for approx 2 years now. Before that I was doing Uniformed protection services at a large hospital in Calgary Alberta Canada. I came in to LP with no experience in LP but have now moved up to one of there head Investigators for Alberta.
My question is:
Do many LPO’s in the U.S.A carry any kind of weapon such as, side arm pistol, ASP baton, Focused Energy weapon, OC Spray/ MACE/pepper spray?
The reason I ask is because when people in my store find out the we LP’s don’t carry any weapons besides cuffs and gloves they always seem so shocked. Not that I would like to carry a weapon as I have never had to use one or and force other then my hands and feet. I always say never use a weapon your not prepared to have used on your self.
But I was wondering if LP’s in the U.S.A do, I have heard that Target allows this.
Any thoughts?
-TACTICAL
“No sacrifice No victory “ – Sir Winston Churchill
My question is:
Do many LPO’s in the U.S.A carry any kind of weapon such as, side arm pistol, ASP baton, Focused Energy weapon, OC Spray/ MACE/pepper spray?
The reason I ask is because when people in my store find out the we LP’s don’t carry any weapons besides cuffs and gloves they always seem so shocked. Not that I would like to carry a weapon as I have never had to use one or and force other then my hands and feet. I always say never use a weapon your not prepared to have used on your self.
But I was wondering if LP’s in the U.S.A do, I have heard that Target allows this.
Any thoughts?
-TACTICAL
“No sacrifice No victory “ – Sir Winston Churchill
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