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Megan Gates

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Editor at Security Management (US)

@SecMgmtMag Senior Editor & SecTech EIC • SR400 Rider Running on Coffee • Send Tips 📩 Megan.Gates at asisonline dot org or on Signal @mgngates.35

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  • 1 week ago | asisonline.org | Megan Gates

    Pennsylvania Judge Vacates $10 Million Penalty Against SIG SAUER, But Allows Jury Ruling of Firearm Defect to Stand A Pennsylvania judge vacated a $10 million penalty against a firearm manufacturer stemming from a case alleging one of its pistols discharged without the trigger being pulled.

  • 2 weeks ago | asisonline.org | Megan Gates

    Judge Rules Trump Acted Illegally in Federalizing California’s National Guard, But Appeals Court Stays Order A U.S. appeals court temporarily halted a judicial order that would have forced U.S. President Donald Trump to return control of California’s National Guard to its governor. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a stay on Thursday evening, halting a lower court’s order from going into effect today at noon.

  • 3 weeks ago | asisonline.org | Megan Gates

    Trump Issues Travel Ban for 12 Countries’ Citizens, Citing National Security Concerns U.S. President Donald Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States and imposed travel restrictions on citizens of seven other nations, citing national security concerns. The ban applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Chad, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, the Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

  • 3 weeks ago | asisonline.org | Megan Gates

    Training Builds Frameworks of Support for Armed Security Personnel 13 June 2025 Security Technology, June 2025 Armed security officers train to respond to a threat in seconds, sometimes making life-altering decisions in the blink of an eye to draw their service weapon to protect themselves and other people in their care. Many of these officers will go their entire career and never draw their firearm while on duty. But some do have to take that action.

  • 3 weeks ago | asisonline.org | Megan Gates

    5 Nonlethal Weapons Used by Private Security 1 June 2025 Security Technology, June 2025 While some security officers may undergo the certification and licensing process to carry a firearm while on duty, there are other nonlethal weapons that officers can use when appropriate. Below we’ve listed out five of the most common nonlethal weapons that private security personnel might use in the course of their work.

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Megan Gates
Megan Gates @mgngates
11 Apr 25

The Trump administration ordered the dissolution of a Justice Department team dedicated to targeting cryptocurrency crimes. https://t.co/RjHaSPN2c9

Megan Gates
Megan Gates @mgngates
12 Oct 23

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Megan Gates
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3 Oct 23

RT @SecMgmtMag: Organized retail crime contributes to $125.7 billion in annual losses in the United States. @mgngates takes a deep dive int…