Private bodyguards have the same rights as every other civilian. This means that if a state prohibits people from having firearms, private bodyguards wouldn’t be treated differently.
How then will a private unarmed bodyguard be able to protect a vip in very dangerous parts of town where almost everyone (Edit: a lot of persons) has illegally obtained firearms? Are they trained to disarm people? Or do they just scatter and bail?
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Well, first, if the person has a political role in the government, they’re going to need protection and you bet they’ll be laws enacted to see that it happens. It’s perfectly reasonable to have laws that keep people safe who could be a target of assassination. I don’t believe they need to be armed at all times, but they do need to be vigilant and protect who they are supposed to. For example, if you watch the JFK assassination footage, you’ll see the body guard cover Jackie Kennedy with his body after JFK was hit just in case the next target was her. Their job isn’t only to shoot the bad guy, it’s to keep their charges safe and to keep vigilant of the surroundings.
If you listened to the January 6th hearings, they had people explain what they had to do to get the president somewhere. Coordinating routes and safety procedures are a part of the job as well.
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