Nashville TN January 17, 2023 A lawmaker is proposing that school employees can carry handguns to help people working at schools feel safer. Some lawmakers say this will help teachers and other employees feel more protected in schools. Others say the last thing needed in schools is more guns. Rep. Jay Reedy proposed this bill, HB0041, […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 2 2022 Less than nine months after a grieving Tennessee mother called for tighter regulations among security guards in downtown Nashville, a bill signed by Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday aims to do just that. “Dallas’s Law” is a direct response to Dallas Jordan Barrett’s death. The 22-year-old Smyrna man, nicknamed DJ, died […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 23 2022 A bill that would strengthen training and licensing requirements for some private security guards in Tennessee has been passed by the state Senate. The legislation, known as Dallas’ Law, was approved 28-1 by the Senate on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Yarbro, D-Nashville, comes after 22-year-old Dallas Barrett was […]
Houston TX April 23 2022 New Houston rules require certain businesses to install security cameras and floodlights in an effort to reduce violent crime. City Council passed the new ordinance in a 15-1 vote Wednesday. The mandate applies to all bars, nightclubs, sexually-oriented businesses, convenience stores and game rooms inside city limits, according to Nora Mishanec […]
OKLAHOMA CITY OK April 23 2022 The House unanimously passed a bill this week that would require the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) to issue a license within 45 days to employed, unarmed security guards. Rep. Ross Ford, R-Broken Arrow, authored Senate Bill (SB) 80, which would require CLEET to issue the license […]
Richmond VA April 20 2022 Following the shooting deaths of two Bridgewater College campus officers, a Valley lawmaker is looking to give private college police departments the ability to participate in a state program that provides benefits for first responders killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, said he […]
Greenville SC March 17, 2022 The Greenville City Council has directed staff to finalize a draft of an ordinance requiring new bars and nightclubs to employ licensed security guards to be modified so the businesses can use their own security instead of hiring a third-party vendor. The recommendations presented by Planning and Development Director Tom Barnett […]
NEWARK NJ March 15, 2022 — Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka today signed into law an ordinance designed to protect subcontracted airport workers, janitors, security officers, and door attendants from losing their jobs for 90 days when a contract changes hands through no fault of their own. “It is our responsibility to mitigate worker displacement and […]
ATLANTA GA March 13, 2022 – The Georgia Senate passed a Republican-backed bill Monday that would do away with the need for a license to carry a handgun in public — eliminating a current background check requirement. Democrats said the measure would fuel gun deaths and proposed an amendment that would expand background checks, but the […]
INDIANAPOLIS IN March 11. 2022— Republican lawmakers pushed through a bill that would repeal Indiana’s requirement for a permit to carry a handgun in public on Tuesday, further loosening the state’s firearms laws despite public opposition from the state police superintendent and some major law enforcement organizations. The House and Senate approved the repeal as […]