IN MY OPINION “B” IS NOT A GOOD CHOICE BECAUSE IF YOU MOVE THE CLIENT TOO FAST AND YOU GET SHOT,THEN YOUR CLIENT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO GUNFIRE WHILE YOU ARE DOWN AND THE ADVANCE AGENT WOULDNOT BE ABLE TO ENGAGE CORRECTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT NOW THE PERP IS A MOVING TARGET ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE CROWD THEREFORE LEAVING ROOM TO SHOOT AN INNOCENT PERSON OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHICH COULD LEAD TO JAIL TIME OR LITIGATION PROBLEMS. THE BODY GUARD SHOULD PULL THE CLIENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE COVERING THE CLIENT WITH HIS BODY WHILE THE ADVANCED AGENT ENGAGES OR NEUTRALIZES THE THREAT.

Then scenarios are completely different, such as did the advance agent notice the weapon? How close is the man with the gun, if within 6 feet or so, you need to attack the weapon.

Then the third agent from the chase car takes the client if he is in the equation and not a driver/agent for the chase car. If you have no retreat, then the person that sees the weapon shouts GUN, goes for the attack on the weapon, the advance agent comes back and takes the client with them away.

If advance agent sees the weapon they yell GUN and go to the assailant. Our rule is who ever sees the weapon in a situation like that needs to notify and attack the weapon. Good question, very trick answers to the scenario.

There are several unknown variables to consider) but I will give it a shot. The very first thing you have to remember is that as a EP/CP agent your job is not only to protect your client from threat of physical danger, but kidnapping and embarrassment as well.

With a stage as big as the Red Carpet at the Grammy Awards you must be cognizant of all 3… Given the circumstances within the scenario there are really only two feasible answers (A or B).

I will explain my reasoning by process of elimination. In regard to (D) you are paid to ensure the safety of your client you should not assume or anticipate that anyone else will do your job for you.

(C) is not a reasonable answer for two reasons 1) As the PSO your main job in a situation is to ensure the safe removal of the client from the situation. 2) The back drop of the event you never want to take an unnecessary risk that would endanger the lives of others.

Now, given what was previously stated the overall goal is to remove the client from the situation. You most take into account the distance to the door and that to the limo, the position of the treat and how close your backup agents are in proximity to the threat.

Scenarios such as these are what requires those in our profession to be able the think and react quickly. Not to mention that during the initial advance the situation should have been taken into account and planned for. In this scenario A) getting the client on the ground making them a smaller target, limiting exposure and possibility of embarrassment if the situation is not an actual threat would be good.

Overall B) evacuating the client back to the protection limo would be the ideal response, better safe than sorry. So in short (B) would be the best course of action.

I know you & I are hired to protect principles, and if need be place ourselves between the principle and the “possible” assailant, it is just my experience that a man with a gun doesn’t contsitute a threat just because he has a gun, NOT YET.

…At this point, you observe a man with a gun…AT HIS SIDE…break through the ropes that are securing the press and run towards the celebrity. You can see that the conference center has security agents stationed nearby, and local law enforcement is on scene…

Of course “if” the man looks like “a threat”, or raises the weapon, or is deemed hostile by me in anyway, I would go with “b”, but the scenario DID NOT say that.

In the future please DO NOT verbally attack ANYONE who is doing a job, and has been commended for their performance, just because you have a different version of the same answer. We all learn better when we discuss Tactics, Techniques & Procedures (TTP’s). I have been doing this since 2004 and I have seen men who thought they had the only correct answer get a one way ticket home. You state that anyone breaking the rope line is either a bad guy or law enforcement. Sorry about your limited experience but I have sceen this scenario (not at the Grammy’s) and the guy WAS NOT A THREAT AT ALL! You say yourself that B is the answer, but you have other considerations, and so do I.

If you have a personal problem with me, please feel free to contact me at Bilal0649@yahoo.com, otherwise thanks Hucky great topic!