Police and fire dispatchers need to know your emergency contact information. Only so much information can be gathered based on a name and address on your driver’s license. What if you don’t have a driver’s license? On a daily basis, children are injured in vehicle accidents. Often, they are with a young driver, not a parent or family member, and they have no identification on them. When we take four kids to the hospital, without knowing if any of them will survive, we should be able to contact the parents. Unfortunately, far too often this information is unavailable.

Fire fighters routinely respond to house and business fires. As is often the case, the house is empty or the business is closed when the fire started. Although the relief that no one was injured is overwhelming, the fact that no emergency contact information is available is an all too common realization.

Throughout this country, on an hourly basis, a police or fire dispatcher is trying to make contact with someone to inform them of a tragedy that affects their life, their family or property. Wouldn’t you want to be contacted if something were to happen to your home, business or a family member? Shouldn’t you consider utilizing a service that will help to facilitate this contact?

To learn more about this long overdue and extremely important service, please visit www.EmergencyListing.com.

Although I and my staff were confident in our state’s ability to accurately document in the background check any and all relevant arrests within our state, we were not comfortable in the fact that many of our employees had at one time lived outside of our state.  Determined to provide qualified law abiding security officers to our new client, as well as to our existing clients, we began the arduous task of investigating each and every security officer in our employ. Since this was prior to the advent of online background screening services, the task at hand required us to pull each file, contact references, find all out-of-state addresses, contact employers to find gaps in employment, make contact with police departments, request documents from courts and/or background checks from the state of residency.  After several days of intense investigation, all employees had been thoroughly checked, a few fired and the process started all over again for newly hired employees.  A time consuming process, but well justified in an industry that expects only the best and most trusted employees.

Today, conducting background checks on employees, family members, boyfriends, girlfriends and neighbors doesn’t have to be confined to an industry or to a specific reason.  As a matter of fact, conducting background checks on those near and dear to you should be a right that all of us exercise on a regular basis.  How often, in the midst of a homicide investigation, is it learned that a loved one wasn’t who he or she appeared to be?  How often, in the midst of  a financial scandal, do we hear from a news reporter that the suspect had been previously arrested three times in other states for robbing elderly women of their life savings?

In a previous post about eliminating yourself from the Suspect + Victim Equation, I strongly advocate a heightened sense of awareness.  As you begin to take notice of all of the things around you that you have for years taken for granted, pay close attention to the people you associate with, both near and afar.  Start to listen to your senses and pay closer attention to your perception.  How long have you felt that your mom’s new boyfriend was just too good to be real?  How long have you discounted the strange behavior of your daughter’s new boyfriend or wondered how your neighbor has so much money when he’s unemployed? If a situation doesn’t appear to be right, chances are likely something is amiss.

Just recently a new neighbor moved in.  Within months, I observed two police cars parked in front of my neighbor’s house and my neighbors son being hauled away in handcuffs.  Obtaining the son’s date of birth from the police report, I conducted my own background check.  To my surprise, his son is a career criminal and had only been released from prison shortly before becoming my neighbor.  Although I had suspected something from day one, since the son was thirty years old, lived at home and didn’t work, I would have never guessed he was a convicted felon with over a dozen arrests during the two years prior to his incarceration.

Background checks help us to protect our business, our families and our way of life.  If I was in charge of creating “life laws”, number one on the list would be that everyone carry a current nationwide background check to be surrendered to anyone who requests it.  Not that I condone double jeopardy or the inhumane treatment of an individual because he or she chose the wrong path in life, I just want to know about those whom I may choose to allow into my life.  And, you should want to know as well.

If you have any doubts about an employee, a friend, family member or neighbor, conduct your own background check.  For less than $20, you may be able to save someone from serious bodily injury or financial ruin.

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Many years ago, I was an active duty Marine stationed in California.  Initially trained as a Dragon Gunner (wire guided missiles), I eventually made my way over to the Military Police field.  It was while working as an MP that I learned of a program simply referred to as MSG (short for Marine Security Guard).  Upon first hearing the words “Security Guard”, I immediately lost interest.  “Why would a US Marine want to be a security guard”, I asked a senior enlisted Marine.  With a half-cocked smile on his face and his eyebrows raised, he simply said “you’re kidding right?” and walked off.

Not long after, my lieutenant came to visit me in the barracks and asked if I’d be interested in learning more about the MSG program.  Not wanting to sound too disinterested to the Lt., I said “YES SIR, I’d love to learn more about it”.  A few days later, I found myself in an office filling out paperwork for reassignment to the MSGBN Quantico, Virgina.  A couple of months later, after having been accepted, I boarded a plane for the long flight across country.

During the two or three months I waited for my letter of acceptance, I spent much of my free time learning about the Marine Security Guard program.  Pouring over Marine Corps literature, since websites were not a common luxury back then, I discovered a world I knew nothing about.  Embassies, consulates, Ambassadors, RSOs, Detachment Commanders, all new to me and all equally as interesting.

Upon arriving at the Marine Security Guard School, which would last approximately three months, I immediately felt like I had taken a wrong turn that put me back at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot for my first day of boot camp.  I was a Lance Corporal (E-3) at the time and I might as well have been a private with no military knowledge.  I knew nothing and was reminded of this on a far too regular basis.  From Lance Corporals to Gunnery Sergeants, we all found ourselves aboard a sinking ship and there weren’t enough life rafts for all of us.

I remember starting the class with 255 other Marines from all around the world.  The first few days were taken up with mundane paperwork, uniform inspections, interviews with other “agencies” and the start of an intensive top-secret background check.  Formalities out of the way, school began and my life would forever be changed.

School consisted of classroom work, physical training, more classroom work, cleaning, more physical training, uniform inspections and studying.  Six days a week, sixteen hours a day for three months.  It was relentless.  It was grueling.  It was needed to make us into Marine Security Guards.  Day after day after relentless day we were taught how to use a wide variety of weapons, learned about various terrorist organizations, learned the art of personal protection and self defense, learned all that could be learned about protection of classified documents and materials and learned even more about protecting an embassy and her staff.

As the months passed, fewer and fewer students were seen sitting in class or running in formation.  At first it wasn’t too obvious. But as days turned into weeks and weeks into months, the absence became more noticeable.  Friends suddenly vanished.  Our student body chain-of-command was routinely replaced and the chow lines moved much quicker.  One day I decided to conduct a rough count of the students remaining and, to my surprise, it was 145.  When graduation day came, 126 of us stood tall and pround in front of family and friends, proud to have made it through, but even prouder to be called a Marine Security Guard.

Part two in a few days!

First, please allow me to apologize for this post, which is not security related.  Sure, it’s my blog and I can post whatever I want, but I still feel like I’m letting someone down.  On the other hand, my friend asked me to post something about his company’s new book, so I suppose I’m just helping out a friend.  Six of one, half dozen of the other . . . here’s my post.

The Crime Scene Cleanup Industry is a quiet seldom heard about industry with a huge profit potential.  Throughout the United States, new Crime and Trauma Scene Cleanup Companies are being created on a weekly basis.  Working on behalf of home owners, insurance companies and property management companies, crime scene cleanup companies  are contracted to restore properities to a pre-incident condition following a death or accident.  Many such companies, servicing large metropolitan areas, receive several jobs a week at an average bill rate of over $200 per hour.  According to industry professionals, every job requires at least two technicians and can often take upwards of eight to twelve hours per technician. If my math is correct, such a job would bring in nearly $4,000.  A few of these a week and you’ve got a nice little business.

Based on my knowledge of the industry, crime scene cleanup companies respond to and restore homes and businesses that have been affected or contaminated with biohazard agents from a number of different sources.  Some of these jobs may include:

• Homicides
• Suicides
• Accidents
• Decomposition
• Hoarding or Gross Filth
• Meth Labs
• Feces
• Infectious Diseases

Certainly anything involving blood or bodily fluids would be considered a biohazard incident, but many other situations, as listed above, also fall within the scope of work conducted by crime scene cleanup companies.

In speaking with the staff of Bio-Trauma 911, Inc., I learned that crime scene cleanup technicians typically complete a week long training course prior to either starting a business or working for a business as a certified technician.  I further learned that, due to low startup costs and no federal licensing requirements, the industry has seen the largest growth spurt in its twenty year history.  When asked why the sudden growth, Martha Lenz with Bio-Trauma 911, Inc. told me, “as more and more people find they no longer have a job, they begin looking for a business that doesn’t require a lot of money or formal education to start.  The Crime Scene Cleanup Industry seems to be a perfect fit”.

While speaking with owners of other crime scene cleanup companies, I did get a sense that business could be slow at times.  Most thought that it wasn’t due to a lack of work, just a lack of proper exposure.  Since many people are still not aware that companies are available to assist in the cleanup of the remains of a loved one or dear friend, advertising is  certainly a key to success in this industry.  In addition, personal contact with coroners, medical examiners, police and fire officials and insurance agents are essential marketing tactics that must be deployed.

To learn more about this industry, you may want to visit Bio-Trauma 911, Inc.  To learn more about starting a business in the Crime Scene Cleanup Industry, go to “Crime & Trauma Scene Cleanup for Business Owners”.   Please click Residual Business to learn more about creating a residual income stream.

My company, Trinity Executive Services, Inc. has been in business since 1994.  Having only recently left the Marine Corps after a six year tour of duty when I started Trinity, I had this vision of a security guard company that would offer the premier security officers in the city.  I would create a company that was fun to work for, offered a competitive pay rate, provide rewards to officers who went above and beyond the call of duty and would establish a sense of pride and honor in the officers I hired.  Now, fifteen years later and after going through thousands of officers, I’ve come to realize that most people looking for a security guard job just don’t care.  The security industry is only a stepping stone for some and a place to sleep of most others.

For those of you who love your job as a security officer and give 100% to your employer, I commend you.  This post is certainly not applicable to the service you provide to your community.  For the other 89% of applicants looking for a security guard job, please continue reading.

Working as a security guard is often a thankless boring  job with long hours and little pay.  Not unlike that of a police officer.  I know because I am a police officer.  Although police officers typically get a nice car and a bit more freedom to move about the city, the two jobs are not so vastly different that they can’t be compared in this post.  Many of you may have an inclination to become a police officer.  Many police officers would tell you to aspire to become something else, as police work isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.  Whether you want to become a security officer to gain experience for a future career as a police officer or you’re working your way through college or you just can’t find any other work, here are some tips to help both you and your employer.

• Look good in your uniform.  Wear it with pride.  The better you look the more respect you will get.  A well-dressed security officer will often demand just as much respect as a veteran police officer.  Coming to work in a clean and pressed uniform will let your employer know that you are serious about your job.  Promotions and pay increases will soon follow.
• Work your schedule.  Don’t call off just because it’s a warm and sunny day and you just don’t feel like working.  When this happens, other officers will have to step up to fill the vacancy you created.  Officers who work every scheduled day and who step up to fill in gaps in the schedule will be recognized by management.
  
• Be punctual.  Show up to work on time or a few minutes early.  Talk with the manager-on-duty at your account or your supervisor to find out if there are any special orders or instructions for your shift.
• Stay awake and stay alert.  There’s nothing worse than seeing a security officer asleep in a car or behind a counter.  How do you want the public to perceive you?  Do you want to be thought of as a rent-a-cop or a professional security officer on par with a squared away police officer?
• Write GREAT reports.  What makes a report great?  It must be clear and concise.  It must contain who, what, when, where, why and how.  It must not contain misspelled words.  Carry a pocket dictionary in your car. If you don’t know how to spell a word, look it up.  Many of the reports written by security officers end up in front of prosecutors and insurance adjusters.  Do you want them to laugh at you and your report because it’s so poorly written?  Again, how do you want to be perceived?
• Be polite, courteous and helpful.  You are there to provide a service, which is security.  You are also there to be an asset to the company that hired you.  Never discuss your personal life with the client or customers and never bad mouth your company.
• Always use your chain-of-command and don’t be disrespectful to the office staff.  Just as you may have had a bad day, the office staff at a security guard company is often nose deep in issues that should have been resolved fifteen minutes ago.  Just as they should show you respect, you too should respect them and their position of authority in the company.
• If you receive a write-up or reprimand, take it like a man (or woman).  99.9% of the time, you screwed up!  Don’t try to argue about or belittle the situation.  Admit your guilt, take your reprimand and don’t let it happen again.

Although this list of pointers is not all encompassing, it should give you a little insight as to what is expected of you as a security officer.  Security guard jobs are easy to come by.  Professional and dedicated security officers are not as easy to find.

Good luck in all of your future endeavors.  Remember, you never know when or if you’ll have another chance, so make every minute your chance to make a lasting impression.

Chances are you answered “never” or “no” to most of the questions above.  You, like 95% of the rest of the population, may be very comfortable in your surroundings and have become complacent in areas that are familiar to you.  Certainly if you planned a trip to a foreign country your sense of security may be heightened, but at home, in your neighborhood and at work, you feel fairly safe and secure.  Did you know that this is where most people are attacked?

The number one self defense tool for staying alive isn’t pepper spray, a gun, karate, judo, alarm system, guard dog or muscle.  It’s “awareness”.  Being constantly aware of your surroundings will help to keep you from becoming complacent.  Complacency kills!  Why are most people killed in familiar surroundings?  Because they didn’t see it coming and therefore had no time to react.  Be aware of who’s in back of you, who’s in front of you and who’s coming at you.  Know what your escape route will be if you do not have a means to protect yourself.  The use of pepper spray, a stun gun or .44 magnum are definitely useful tools that can aid in ones efforts to counter an attack, however being alert and aware are most essential to staying alive.

I recently wrote a post on another of my blogs, www.cleanupblog.com/homicide/triple-homicide/.  Please take time to visit this post for more information about awareness.

As a police officer and security professional, I’m constantly reminded of the importance of home security.  Contrary to the violent world we live in, our right to feel safe and protected within our own home should never be compromised or violated.  Yet on a daily basis, thousands of homes across the country our invaded and destroyed.  Thousands of lives every year are changed as a result of home invasions, burglaries, kidnappings and vandalism.

Although crime can never be eliminated, it can be deterred.  From firearms to alarm systems, reinforced doors to safe rooms, the number of products on the market today to aid in home security are endless.  Camera systems, bar locks, sirens, mace, bats and motion sensors, regardless of your budget, security products can be found.  But what really works?

Here are some home security ideas that will fit almost any one’s budget.

1. If you have a window well to a basement, cover it up.  It’s too easy for a criminal to jump down into your window well (and be hidden from the pubic), break a window and enter you home.  Either purchase a cover from a home improvement store, or make one yourself.  Secure the cover to the well from the underside so that it can only be opened from inside the house.
   
2. Install lights around your entire house.  Motion sensors on the side and rear lights work well to reduce the amount of additional light cast into your neighbor’s bedroom.  One of the leading causes of a home security breach is inadequate lighting.  Criminals do not like to be seen and will generally choose a target with insufficient lighting.
3. Get an alarm system.  Whether it’s monitored or not, place stickers on the windows to notify criminals that your house is alarmed.  Again, criminals don’t like to get caught and will try to choose a home without an alarm system.
4. Install deadbolt locks on all exterior doors.  Spend the extra money to purchase high quality locks that cannot easily be picked.  Be sure to lock the deadbolt anytime you leave the house or retire for the evening.
   
5. If you have a sliding glass door, you must have either a bar or some type of a rod which prevents your door from being opened.  The locks on sliding glass doors are not sufficient enough to keep a criminal out of your house.  One good pull and your door may open.  Also, far too often home owners forget to lock their sliding glass door.  If you install a locking bar, you will get in the habit of making sure the bar is in the down position, preventing the door from being opened.
6. If you leave your home overnight, use a timer that will turn lights on and off throughout the house.  A standard timer will turn the lights on at the same time every night.  A criminal watching your home will catch on to this. Purchase a timer that specifies random patterns (typically called a vacation timer) that will vary the times that lights are activated.
7. Have a neighbor or family member pick up your mail and newspaper if you are gone for more than 24 hours.  Nothing says “I’m not home” more than newspapers laying at the front door.
8. Keep your bushes trimmed back away from the house.  You want to be able to see if anyone is behind or under your bushes when you arrive home.  It’s not uncommon for criminals to hide under bushes, only to jump out and grab you after you unlock the door.
9. Take different routes to and from work or other places you frequently travel to.  Although it’s an inconvenience, you want to keep from setting a pattern.  Keep a close eye on who’s behind you.  If you see a car has been following you, DO NOT go home.  Go instead to a supermarket, shopping mall, police station or anywhere else where other people are present.  Setting a pattern allows criminals to know where you are and when you come and go.  Almost all kidnappings and sexual assaults involve a period of time when the criminal followed the victim.
   

I’m sure I could come up with hundreds of additional home security tips and recommendations, which may be outlined in additional posts.  Please take time to implement the ideas that have been posted above.  Home security is something that you can have some control over.  You don’t have to be a victim in your own home, but you do have to be proactive and take precautionary steps to improve the security of your home.

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There are several different paths one could take to become a security consultant.  Here are just a few recommendations to keep in mind as you explore your desire to become a security consultant.

How to Become a Security Consultant

1. Obtain a degree from an accredited university.  Although your degree may be in any field, I would personally recommend a criminal justice degree with a minor in English.  Additional language courses will be a plus.
2. Decide which industry you would like to work in as a security consultant.  If you have ever been convicted of a felony crime, you may find it difficult, if not impossible, to find a legitimate program to certify you as a security consultant.  Speak with an attorney to find out how to have your felony conviction expunged from your record.
3. Get a security job in the industry you have chosen.  Even if it’s an entry level position, you should move up the ladder quickly with your degree.  If you are not offered positions with greater authority and responsibility, seek employment elsewhere in the same industry.  Always give two weeks notice before you leave any employment and never burn bridges!
4. Work your way up to a management position, which you should hold for at least three years.  If you do did not complete your bachelors degree, most professional certification courses may require up to eight years of verified work experience in the security field.
5. For additional information about how to become a security consultant, visit the International Association of Professional Security Consultants or ASIS.  Both IAPSC  and ASIS are respected and well known throughout the security industry as leaders in security consultation certification courses.
   
6. Once you complete a certification course, let your employer know that you wish to begin doing some consulting work.  If your employer does not offer this type of service, ask if you can head up a new division.  If your request is denied, seek employment with an agency that can use your level of experience.

If you have prior military or law enforcement experience, some of your years of service may count as verifiable work experience.  If you are a retired law enforcement officer, you may have enough training and experience to qualify as a security consultant.  As with any job, continuous self education is a must.  Subscribe to a wide variety of security management, loss prevention and investigative magazines to help in your study efforts.

So back to our original question “how to become a security consultant”.  The simple answer is years of education, years of experience at different levels within a particular industry and continuous study.  Within time, you just might have what it takes to be in business for yourself as an independent security consultant.

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Safety meantime topics free?  Why not free safety meeting topics?  Regardless of how it’s searched for, obviously people need something of a safety nature to talk about.  Although I could write a post on just about anything with regards to safety, fire safety is, for obvious reasons, on the top of my list.  Last week, while doing some work around the house, my wife burst into the kitchen from the garage yelling, “our house is on fire”, “get out, our house is on fire”.  As I headed out of the kitchen, into our three car garage, I soon realized this wasn’t a drill.  Off to my left was an entire wall engulfed in flames from floor to ceiling.  Long story short, my neighbors and I were able to extinguish the fire with three garden hoses, leaving only a burnt mass of clothing, collectibles and garden tools for the fire department to sift through. Following an extensive investigation, the fire investigator wasn’t able to determine the cause of the fire.  Mere speculation lead us to assume that the fierce winds that day had blown an ember off my wife’s cigarette and on to some clean towels stacked on a shelf adjacent to the wall that caught fire. My wife had been in the garage about 30 minutes prior to the fire smoking a cigarette, however had extinguished her cigarette outside.

Regardless of how the fire started, it was our lack of notification that keeps playing through my mind like a broken record.  You see, I was only 20 feet away from the raging fire, separated only by an interior wall, yet had no idea what was going on.  If it hadn’t been for my quick acting neighbors who first informed us of the fire, then helped to extinguish it, my entire house and all my possessions would have been engulfed by the flames.

So you’re searching for “safety meeting topics free”?  Please create and outline based on these points:

1. Install smoke detectors in your garage.  Following the fire, I asked my neighbors, family and friends if they have smoke detectors in their garages.  None of them do.  I live in a new sub division and evidently building code doesn’t require the placement of smoke detectors outside of the main dwelling area.  Let me be the first to recommend that you install them in your garage.  In talking with the fire investigator, a garage provides almost a perfect environment for a fire.  Oily rags, chemicals, gasoline cans, furnaces, hot water heaters and oxygen rich – garages provide ample opportunity for either spontaneous combustion or a spark to ignite a fire.
2. Fortunately my neighbors and I have large back yards, therefore a lot of long hoses around our houses.  If it wasn’t for the abundance of 100 foot garden hoses, I would not have been able to control the fire.  Asked where my fire extinguisher was while we battled the blaze, I shrugged and said I couldn’t remember.  After I calmed down, I remembered it was in the back of my police car.  Not a great location when my keys are inside the house and I’m in the garage fighting to save my house.  A fire extinguisher must be located on every level of the house and in the garage as well.  Every family member must know where the fire extinguishers are located and how to use them.  They should be clearly visible so that others can find them in case of an emergency.
3. It’s a good idea to have at least one hose that can reach any portion of your home.  What would you do if a fire broke out in an upstairs bedroom?  Do you have a way to extinguish the fire?  If your fire extinguishers are not enough (a neighbor used two fire extinguishers on my fire and it did little to stop the blaze) a garden hose may be your only hope.
   
4. Place all oily rags in a metal canister.  Oily rags waded up and thrown on a shelf or in the corner of the garage can ignite into a ball of fire, with no help from an outside source.  The chemicals in the oily rag, especially when the rag is in a tight ball, create heat.  Any additional wind or oxygen can cause the rags to spontaneously combust.
   
5. Know what chemicals you have in your garage and keep them away from other combustible materials.  Storing your chemicals in a metal container is always a good idea.
   
6. Smoke outside and not in your garage.

I do not advocate or advise anyone to put themselves in harms way to fight a house fire.  This is a job best left to professional fire fighters.  However, if you can get to the fire quick enough and have the right tools and equipment at your disposal, you may be able to reduce the amount of damage to your home while you await the arrival of the fire department.  Again, should you have any doubt in your abilites to safely maintain the fire, please go to a safe location and leave the fire fighting to the professionals.

Safety meeing topics free – please think about fire safety for your next safety meeting.

Taurus Firearms (Forjas Taurus) started in Brazil in 1941.  With the release of its first firearm, the Model 38101SO Revolver, Taurus Firearms soon became a major firearms manufacturer in South America.  Today, as one of the largest small arms manufacturers in the world, Taurus Firearms continues to grow.  Not to diminish the fact that Taurus Firearms manufacturers a superb firearm, a much greater catalyst to their growth came in 1984when they became the first firearms manufacturer to offer a lifetime repair policy.  Since it took other manufacturers years to offer the same policy, Taurus Firearms was able to capture the bulk of US firearms sales through the early 1990’s.  Taurus Firearms continues to post record profits

Throughout the past 60 years, Taurus Firearms have been widely favored by both civilians and government agencies alike.  The superior design and lifetime warranty, combined with exceptional customer service, an unlimited selection of calibers, colors and designs and a lower price tag have made Taurus Firearms a true leader in the industry.  

Here are some of the advantages the Taurus Firearms has over their competition.  

1. Manufacturing firearms for the past 68 years
2. Reduced labor costs
3. Taurus Firearms designs and builds nearly every piece of its firearms
4. A manual safety selector switch
5. A security system available for many models  
6. Lifetime repair policy

Here are some of the “firsts” that came from Taurus Firearms.

1. -1998- First and Only double action revolver chambered for the mighty 454 Casull, named the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence “Revolver of the Year”
2. -1999- First factory concealed happer on a small frame .38 Special and .357 Magnum Revolvers
3. -1999- First Ribber rubber grip on production revolvers
4. -2000- First manufacturer to offer FREE NRA membership with purchase of any new firearm
5. -2000- First Titanium pistol
6. -2001- First manufacturer to offer an integral keylock system in the patented Taurus Security System, now available across its product line at no extra charge
7. -2002 – First all copper bullet handgun cartridge
8. -2002 – First manufacturer to introduce a factory ported .45 ACP semi-auto pistol
9. -2003 – First to mold Ribber grip to polymer frame (PT-24/7)

How do you choose the right Taurus handgun.  According to eHow.com, “The first question you really need to answer for yourself about Taurus Firearms is what you are going to be using the gun for. For home protection you’ll want the largest caliber gun with the biggest capacity magazine that you can shoot accurately and be comfortable with. If you are thinking about concealment then you want the strongest gun in the smallest and lightest weight package. If you are in Law Enforcement or need a duty pistol for something else like security you might be looking at a size and power combination somewhere in between the two. Remember, in a situation where you are forced to defend yourself you will never wish that you had a less powerful gun or less ammunition, so choose carefully.”  To read the rest of this article, please visit How to Choose the Right Taurus Firearm.

To learn more about this amazing gun manufacturer, please take time to visit Taurus Firearms .  To view the wide selection of available Taurus handguns and associated prices, please visit Taurus Handguns.com .