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Knowing Your Loved Ones Are Secure In Public Places

Thursday, October 24, 2013

By Willian B MacDonalt


The guy was furious as he was held up due to security checks. He was in a hurry to get inside the shopping mall. The line was stuck because the security scanner kept sounding as this swept over a young person's body.

I agree that at times the activity can be inconvinient, particularly if you are in a hurry. Only, with several reports of public locations being sites of terrorist strikes or criminal offenses against persons, I simply psyche myself into thinking this is yet another kind of protection for my family. I feel much better knowing security personnel are conducting a detailed job of screening people getting in the premises making use of their handheld security scanners.

These tools are designed to find metals being held by a person, whether in his person or in a bag. Some can also be utilized in finding illegal drugs. As contraband is usually concealed, this helps to make use of ultra-sensitive metal detectors so not one gets past a check.

I can remember an incident when my three children and also I were lining up for a film, and I observed two suspicious-looking guys ahead of us. Impulse had me getting hold of my 2 kids' hands in case things got unsightly.

Both people seemed really relaxed as they approached the security check. The guy on guard carried a SuperScanner V. I recognized this quickly, being one of the more usual Garrett security metal detectors used for this type of purpose. I jumped the minute this pinged several times as the scanning device swept through the first guy's body.

The pinging yielded a pocketknife, which the man did not desire to give up or get rid of. I hung on tighter to my little ones, already thinking of getting out of line in the event the person did something crazy. Eventually, his companion convinced him to simply skip the film.

Later, I spoke to the security, guy and discovered his metal scanner could catch handguns at 9 inches away and knives from 6 inches of distance. This needed simply about 3 inches in order to locate small objects such as cutters or razors.

I am all for security and safety inspections for the protection of my family. Never mind the small inconveniences.




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