Carrying at Work?

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Where does my obligation stop to determine if carrying a gun at work is permissible?

Let's say you work for a small company. There is no Human Resources person, there are no employee handbooks, no published literature of any type for employee dress code or guidelines or conduct.

There is no posting at any entrance to the business that CCW is prohibited.

Do you carry?

What do you small business guys out there say? Would it bother you to know/not know whether one of your employees was carrying? Is it like inviting someone to your house (private property, castle doctrine) and as a courtesy you notify the boss or home owner? Or in a work situation, is it more an issue of my self preservation over-arches any of my boss's potential concerns? Ignorance is bliss?

What do you guys think?
 
I would NOT tell anyone at work.
Concealed means concealed.
If it is not expressly forbidden then I would continue as usual.
If you do tell most likely you will be told you can't carry at work.
Then what do you do?
I work at a large hospital and they made it a point of discussion during orientation.
The security guy did say he couldn't search the cars in the garage.
If I could carry here I would, and I wouldn't tell a soul.
AC
 
Technically (depending on the laws were you are at) you can carry until your boss tells to stop. However, in the interest of good relations with your boss, you should ask how he feels about you carrying on the job.
 
I carry at work. Never made an announcement and never asked permission. A few people know, and not one of them cares.

I would say that everybody's situation in this matter is unique and you are in a much better position to judge what's appropriate than any of us.
 
I carry at work every day. Some of my coworkers know, others don't.
I'm not sure if my boss knows, but I'm not going to bring it up. ;)
 
If it isn't in print, don't bring it up. It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. It's easier to find another job than another life. Et cetera.
 
if there's nothing explicitly forbidding it, i'd just carry and not tell a soul. if the owner turns out to be an anti and later finds out, worst he could do is prohibit you from carrying. Firing would be wrongful termination since it was never forbidden.
 
If it's not expressly forbidden I wouldn't bring it up since they can't punish you. If you ask you may find a "No Weapons Allowed" sign there tomorrow to correct the oversight.
 
I work for a State Agency that has a real sensible policy, They have no policy and are very careful to avoid any mention of CCW in the workplace, but the employee handbook clearly states "you are not permitted to have a firearm in an agency vehicle". Therefor, for those of us that don't drive an agency vehicle on a daily basis, there is no policy against CCW (and in fact, I know several management folks in the Austin office that do CCW daily). Weird, huh?
 
Carrying at work depends on your employer. I know here in TX, if they (your employer) give you verbal warning not to carry at work and you do, it's illegal.
 
I'd carry at work if I could, but unfortunately my job is in the People's Republic of New Jersey. :(

Elsewise I'd just make sure you're very well-concealed and not tell a soul.
 
In general it is easier to get forgiveness than permission. Unless you know it's forbidden, then it's not forbidden. Don't ask, don't tell. :D

Springmom
 
I'll go one further.
I carry at work against company policy. My life is more important than my job. (It's just a small sales office, and it's pretty much an open secret that i'm "The Gun Guy" and most people assume I've got a gun on me, but they'll never know for sure unless I have to use it for some reason.)

My main reason for this is that I work in a high-rise building. My escape routes are limited, and if "something were to go down" I want something with me.

If I worked in a small, 1-story building, I'd probably not carry.
 
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. That is up to me! Co-workers probably suspect that I carry all the time (job, car, shopping, shower, bed...) and that just adds to the mystery. An Ironworker once overheard a phone conversation to my son about suppressers for my handgun. You know how rumors travel. (fast -far-and twisting as they go) :D
I work construction. Odd...no one seems to ever show hostility towards me on the job.
 
My one buddy works for the post office and strangely enough, they have a policy of no firearms on the premises. :)

My employer prohibits carrying and even keeping a gun in the car parked on the premises. I have to check my gun at the police office every morning and check it back out every afternoon.
 
Curious...I wonder if it's yes until something formally is posted "NO!" :scrutiny: As long as you're following local / state carry laws, I would go w/ don't ask, don't tell until you learn diff't :D
 
My working situation is the exact same as described in the original post. I just conceal it well and don't tell anyone. I doubt that anyone else carries there, although I really wish they would. We work in an industry that gets a large number of very POed customers.

One interesting thing that has come up results from the fact that several of us often go out for lunch together, carpooling our way there. Since Ohio has their "plain sight" rule, I have to carry openly in the car. To solve this, I usually try to get a seat on the passenger's side and then tuck my shirt back once I'm in. It's pretty difficult for someone to notice, but it still satisfies Ohio's questionable law.
 
I believe like universities, you can legally carry, but they can legally fire/expel you too.

It's legal to get drunk at 11 am. But can your company enforce a "no being drunk" rule at work? If you were drunk, could they send you home or fire you?
 
I keep a revolver in my trunk. If I am working alone after hours, or on weekends, I just walk out to the car, and tuck it in my pocket. There isn't anyone there to complain anyway!
 
if you know they will tell you not to carry if you ask, then you already have your answer. but just like everyone else, id carry and not say a word. i bet if something went down, and you saved a co-workers life with it, they wouldnt be putting up some stupid "no deadly ordnance" signs.
 
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