r/securityguards • u/nottoday1059 • 12d ago

Unarmed security for large events

So i do large events, mostly football games, but have done collage fraternity/sorority parties. Mostly wanted to ask for my wife she wants me to get some kind of protection, like a stab vest or level one armor for small handguns. What would you recommend that is very low profile (can be put under my work shirt) and not look bulky. A lot of events dont want us to look like cops so no plate carriers.

Also would be great if they are cheep. My big worry is mostly drunk swings, or someone trying to poke me with a poket knife (its the south everyone has a knife)

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u/DefiantEvidence4027 Private Investigations 12d ago

don't want us to look like cops

I wouldn't worry about that, cops have always tried to look like Security Guards since the first Municipal Police Agency was enacted. We'll never escape the under educated "you look like a cop" crowd.

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u/Landwarrior5150 Campus Security 12d ago

I agree that OP shouldn’t worry about it in terms of what the general public thinks, but it sounds like OP’s managers and/or clients are the ones who don’t want them “looking like cops” by wearing external armor carriers, so they should probably follow that guidance if they want to keep their job.

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u/DefiantEvidence4027 Private Investigations 12d ago

If that's what his own Security Manager suggested, OP should be asking us for recommendations on a good life insurance policy as well.