The ultra-rich in New York are hiring armed guards to protect their buildings in the case of extreme unrest on election day.

Fox News reports:

At the Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle, where the penthouse is going for $62.5 million, managers are deploying off-duty cops with “submachine guns” to stand watch, while other wealthy city enclaves are also beefing up protection for residents.

“Everybody is worried about security,” an insider told the Post. “Every top building is adding security. It’s out of control. We hope it won’t be needed, but we will be ready.”

The building is working with the NYPD and Homeland Security, the insider said.

“There will be officers with submachine guns,” the source said. “We’ve always had immense security, but there will be more. We’ll have extra patrols. The entire building can be shut down with one button.”

Many buildings are opting to hire off-duty police officers instead of private security due to the issues that surrounded the case in Denver where a private guard shot and killed a protester.

The NYPD is advising these buildings to hire extra security as they may not have the resources to help everyone if things spiral into chaos.

If the previous riots in the city and across the country are any indication of what’s to come, the city will need the help of the National Guard to quell the unrest.

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