[Lazamataz]

I am also working in a disarmament zone. While there are armed guards, there is still the chance that a rogue worker can bring his or her own weapon in order to commit atrocities, and I cannot respond in kind to take them out, since I will be unarmed. We workers can hope for a response from the guards, but that takes time, courage on the part of the respondants, and a little luck.

I am left with few good options. But hey, I'm fatalistic: If God wants me that bad, He can have me!

[DH]

While there are armed guards,......

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Armed guards (AKA Rent-A-Cops) are not usually the sharpest knives in the drawer. In most cases they are not more than the night watchman that wears a pistol.

Worse than that, they are indoctrinated in political correctness, diversity training and the fact that they will be in “deep do-do” if they ever pull the trigger.

Why trust in them to actually protect (and save) your life. Carry your gun so that you will have the ability to pull that trigger while watching the “guards” do everything to prevent themselves from getting in trouble?

[IYAS9YAS]

I am left with few good options. But hey, I'm fatalistic: If God wants me that bad, He can have me!

I work in a similar victim zone.

I do what I can. I have a home-made hat/coat rack standing next to my cubicle. It is about 6' long, and has a joint in the middle where it could be broken to two 3' pieces. Better than nothing. I also have tape and long, sharp scissors. No match for a shooter, unless said shooter is a lousy shot, but it's better than nothing.

It also doesn't lend itself to be thought of as a potential weapon (like a baseball bat or the like) in the workplace.