Business Owner Protects Property with Byrna

Downtown LA Business Owner Uses Less-Lethal Protection to De-escalate Break-In Attempt

Running a business in downtown Los Angeles comes with unique security challenges. For Troy, a local business owner, those challenges have become more frequent as increased activity around his property has led to escalating safety concerns.

“Lately, we’ve been seeing a lot more movement around the building,” Troy explained. “It’s been consistently becoming a problem.”

One evening, while monitoring the property’s private security cameras, Troy noticed something alarming. An individual was actively attempting to force entry by bashing in the building’s roll-up door. With a potential break-in unfolding in real time, Troy knew he needed to act quickly—but carefully.

Rather than escalating the situation with lethal force, Troy armed himself with a Byrna less-lethal self-defense device and went to investigate. Confronting the individual, he was able to clearly establish boundaries, assess the person’s intent, and ultimately stop the situation from escalating further.

The result: the individual backed off, and the threat was neutralized—without anyone being seriously harmed.

“For us, having Byrna products on the property is key,” Troy said. “We already have security and protection in place, but this was a situation where lethal force wasn’t necessary. We needed something that allowed us to de-escalate, not make things worse.”

In dense urban environments like downtown Los Angeles, business owners are often faced with split-second decisions. Byrna’s less-lethal tools provide an option that bridges the gap between doing nothing and resorting to deadly force—offering peace of mind, control, and the ability to handle real-world threats responsibly.

For Troy, that distinction made all the difference.