A hearing today at the state Capitol set the stage for potential broad changes to California security guard regulations, including firearm training requirements and mental health screening for armed guards.
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Across the U.S., a haphazard system of lax laws, minimal oversight and little accountability puts guns in the hands of guards who endanger lives.
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California security firms stay in business after licenses are revoked
Dozens of California security companies have continued operating after regulators discovered abuses of power or evidence of mismanagement or fraud, according to a Reveal investigation. The state’s lax oversight and enforcement of the guard industry will be discussed at a hearing today in Sacramento.
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California lawmakers to hold hearing on armed security guard industry
A newly released report, which confirmed many of the findings of Reveal/CNN’s Hired Guns investigation of the armed security guard industry, will be the topic of a hearing Wednesday in the state’s Capitol.
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State legislators look for ways to tighten armed-guard regulations
In Arizona and other states, legislators are exploring regulatory changes for armed security guards to address problems exposed by our Hired Guns investigation.
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More colleges are arming campus police and security officers
In a new Bureau of Justice Statistics survey of more than 900 four-year colleges in the United States, 75 percent reported using armed guards on campus.
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Armed guard found guilty of assault had troubled law enforcement past
A licensed armed guard with a troubled history as a police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison and five years’ probation for brutally beating a man during an attempted arrest.
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Hired Guns: 9 takeaways from CIR’s series on armed security guards
Here are nine facts, culled from our Hired Guns investigation, to help you determine whether armed guards improve your safety.
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Spotlight on police violence doesn’t include armed security guards
Only 12 states require guards or their employers to report security guard-involved shootings to state regulators.
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Shootings by security guards rarely reported, let alone investigated
Regulators repeatedly ignore or fail to investigate guard-related shootings, leaving inadequately trained, traumatized or potentially dangerous guards on the job.
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America’s gun-toting guards armed with poor training, little oversight
Across the U.S., a haphazard system of lax laws, minimal oversight and almost no accountability puts guns in the hands of security guards who endanger