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I guess this a bit OT to the specific incident that started the thread, but HankB's story reminded me of a lesson leaned that is more related to the concept of having the proper mindset about why you are carrying a gun...of which it appears that security guard had no clue about.

Several defensive handgun classes I've had emphasize verifying the status of your gun each time it has been out of your possession, i.e. in the safe, in the bedside drawer overnight, whatever. Check magazine and chamber check. And, of course, practicing regularly.

To illustrate the importance of these concepts, one of them related the example of a police officer who attended his annual qualification, drew his revolver, and found that it would not budge. Trigger would not move, hammer could not be cocked, cylinder would not even open. Upon examination, it was found the revolver was full of super-glue. Further investigation revealed his ex-wife had sabotaged his gun during divorce proceedings -- six months previously. The officer never checked his gun, much less practiced with it, and had been running around with it super-glued the whole time.

elb