Armed vs. Unarmed Security Guards in Nashville: Which Does Your Property Actually Need? Most Nashville properties are well served by unarmed security officers. Apartment communities, office lobbies, construction sites after hours, retail floors and most events need someone visible who controls access, writes good reports and gets police moving fast when something goes wrong. Armed security makes sense in a narrower set of cases: a documented threat of violence, posts that involve cash or high-value goods, or a contract or insurer that requires it. https://medium.com/@scrtgrdnashville/armed-vs-unarmed-security-guards-in-nashville-which-does-your-property-actually-need-dc3b33695db8