Actually, that was a pretty rational response. It’s like carrying. You can’t rely on someone getting there in time, so be proactive yourself.
We had funny guards. Used to be Soldiers of Fortune fans. There’s actually a fan magazine for that. They could tell you where every famous one died.
We weren’t allowed to carry, But I did anyway. Better fired than dead. Where I live everyone carry’s accept corporate sissy that are from the coasts.