CCW Safety Team in the Corporate Office

[HamYankee]

Hello,
I work at a company that has put together a safety team I am a part of. We help organize and communicate for tornadoes, fire drills, AED, and CPR certified.
We are wanting to try to convince the company leadership (privately owned) that we would like to have the people on the safety team (if not everyone with LTC) should be allowed to carry concealed at the office.
I would like to find some hard data on companies that have tried this, incidences of where disaster was diverted, or statistics showing letting employees carry does not result in mass murder.
Does anyone have any studies or articles you can point me to? Eventually I will be presenting a case to the corporate leadership and I need more than just my feelings on the matter.

Thank you INGO

 

[MohawkSlim]

I bet John Lott has some statistics on it.

 

[HamYankee]

Yeah, he's the guy I've heard on Hannity, right?

 

[2A_Tom]

Here are two recent accounts that may help.

It Wasn?t the Police Who Neutralized Alleged Muslim Convert With Bullets After Beheading of Woman in Oklahoma | TheBlaze.com

One San Bernardino Witness to Shooting Was Armed - The Truth About Guns

This is a list on a kind of click baity site. some of the comments are interesting. You could look up each individually and get more reliable sources.

12 Times Mass Shootings Were Stopped by Good Guys With Guns

 

[cosermann]

How about these that show concealed carry license holders are less than 1/6 as likely to commit crimes than. . . wait for it. . . police officers.

So the argument might go, if you're not concerned with police officers carrying guns, why are you concerned about LTCH holders?

Gun Owners Least Likely Criminals, Report Finds

New Study: Over 14.5 million concealed handgun permits, last year saw the largest increase ever in the number of permits - Crime Prevention Research CenterCrime Prevention Research Center

You could also point out that Indiana has the highest rate of concealed handgun licensure at around 15%, and of course we're the most violent state too - no wait, we're NOT!

 

[Hookeye]

There was such a team practicing at Palmetto State Armory's range............

 

[DRob]

Please do not refer to Indiana having the "highest rate of concealed handgun licensure"! At least use correct terminology!

 

[OakRiver]

If you want a recent lesson on the benefits of armed, on site, self defense;
Shoot-out during Conroe jewelry store robbery leaves one assailant dead - Your Houston News: News

4 attackers entered and opened fire. The owner returned fire with a semi auto AKM pattern rifle, and at least two other employees engaged the attackers with their own weapons, Result; one deceased attacker, other attackers possibly injured, no injuries to the defenders.

 

[SSGSAD]

Hello,
I work at a company that has put together a safety team I am a part of. We help organize and communicate for tornadoes, fire drills, AED, and CPR certified.
We are wanting to try to convince the company leadership (privately owned) that we would like to have the people on the safety team (if not everyone with LTC) should be allowed to carry concealed at the office.
I would like to find some hard data on companies that have tried this, incidences of where disaster was diverted, or statistics showing letting employees carry does not result in mass murder.
Does anyone have any studies or articles you can point me to? Eventually I will be presenting a case to the corporate leadership and I need more than just my feelings on the matter.

Thank you INGO

JMHO, but USUALLY, corporate Lawyers, and Insurance regulations, prevent this .....

 

[PGRChaplain]

I don't have any Info, but I Salute you for your Effort!