MILWAUKEE - If you want to cut hair in the state of Wisconsin, you need more than 1,000 hours of training to get a license. If you want to wear a badge and carry a gun, three hours is enough. That's ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - With the number of armed security guards on the rise, experts are calling for more training to prevent incidents such as the shooting of a suspected shoplifter by a Kroger guard last ...

ORANGE, Texas — A new CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Hospital is set to open in Orange in the fall and they're looking to hire full-time armed security officers. The Gisela Houseman Medical Campus will be ...

There is new scrutiny on the training armed security guards at stores receive following the shooting death of Banko Brown by a security guard at a San Francisco Walgreens last month. Security camera ...

The Ohio School Safety Center is purchasing moveable "shoot houses" from Kontek Industries to train armed school staff. Ohio has approved the purchase of so-called “shoot houses” to train school staff ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — An area sheriff’s office is offering individuals training for church security. From 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 10, individuals can participate in a classroom session of concealed ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Starting July 1 st, a new Tennessee law will require all armed security guards to go through active shooter training before they can protect schools. The new law is part of Governor ...

Lawmakers looking to bolster school security are proposing arming teachers and school employees, or at least incentivizing them to take firearms training. Two bills have been introduced ahead of the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Larger school districts in Iowa would be required to have a security officer with the state providing some funding under a new legislative proposal ...

The fatal shooting of a 24-year-old woman by an armed private security guard outside a San Francisco Walgreens store is raising questions about the scope of and justification for the industry. Most ...