You know old adage about what happens when you assume; you make an a$$ out of you and me.
As a proud and responsible gun owner, I know that the absolute worst thing that you can do is assume. Do you ever assume that a gun is loaded or not loaded? No, you check everything out before you handle the gun. Do you assume that the noise you heard in the house at night is an intruder and run down the stairs with guns blazing? No, you go and carefully investigate the situation first. The same rules that apply to gun safety apply to everything else in life, which means you shouldn’t assume anything.
The L&B stores carry some very expensive merchandise and with the economy being on the downturn there is always a chance for things to happen, especially during the busy and chaotic holiday shopping season. Perhaps there had previously been an armed robbery attempt at that store. It is also possible that someone had made some sort of threats against the store in attempt to gain access to merchandise. Whatever the case may be, there is probably a very good reason for them to have an armed guard.
Now, with respect to the armed guard's attire you can’t assume anything about that either. Perhaps he had been on another job and had to fill in on short notice at the L&B store. It is also possible something happened to his “retail surveillance” uniform so he had to wear something else. Once again, it is wrong to assume anything about how the guard was dressed.
Anyone who thinks it would be funny to test an armed guard who is doing his job should be subjected to having a suspicious package mysteriously dropped at their feet wherever they are working. Better yet, maybe they should find out what it’s like to suddenly have some sort of life-threatening chaos caused at their place of business. Put yourselves in the guard’s shoes for a moment and think about how you would feel to have that happen to you when you’re just trying to do your job.
Considering the armed guard is most likely former military (as most of them are), he’s probably better prepared to handle the sort of stuff you’ve proposed handing to him better than you would in the same situation. Seeing that you’re all hiding behind computer screen making cowardly comments about someone doing a job that could be risky, it’s unlikely you have the balls to even take on the challenge of protecting others in potentially dangerous situations. You should be ashamed of yourselves for making fun of him.
