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I believe it would be a very bad decision to draw your weapon, even if you kept it at your side. I'm sure the person entering will take notice of your actions and you can bet your boss will have a little nasty gram on his desk concerning your actions.
You did hear a jingle and could reasonably suspect that someone authorized was about to enter the room when the door was unlocked. If the individual was intent on taking the money, there was a very high probability you would have already been fired upon. You state you heard the jingling and the door opened while your were preoccupied with signing receipts. Had it been a real robbery...you are already behind the ball and the next thing you would have saw would most likely have been a sawed off 12GA pointed at you before you had the time to bring your weapon to firing level.
Drawing your weapon could have cost you your job. It would be easier for the folks to argue that you are a paranoid security officer than for you to argue that you felt threatened enough to draw your weapon.
No..you did not brandish a weapon in public..nor did you point it at any individual. They could not get you on those charges. At the same time most departments and agencies have strict regulations concerning departmental policy when drawing or firing weapons. This is where you would most likely hang.
Good Shooting
RED
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