Check guns at the door

FRIDAY, AUGUST 02, 2013
Check guns at the door

I was astounded recently to see the guard in my Bangkok Bank branch wearing a revolver.

I strongly object to such a practice. If there’s a robbery, the first to die will be the guard, killed by the crooks as a pre-emptive move. From having shot handguns for sport before, I know how difficult it is to be accurate  – so I don’t want to be around when the gunplay starts. And the bank’s losses will be covered by insurance anyway.
Bangkok Bank should rethink its policy of armed guards immediately, and prevent robberies and minimise losses in ways that don’t put lives  at risk.
Burin Kantabutra
Bangkok