Concealed Weapon At Work

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Let me pose a question/situation to everyone. If your place of business had recently had an incident with an armed individual and you were a CCH holder, would you carry your weapon at work? Take under consideration the business has a policy in place of no weapons at the workplace.:confused:
 
thats your call, just realize that you can( and should) be fired if they know about it.
 
Your decision should also be tempered by the law as well. If the business can't forbid you, then you just lose your job. If they have a legal means to forbid you, you go to jail. Further, a better question might be would anyone, not just CHL holders, carry after an incident like that? Is your job worth more than your life? I'd petition the management and show them that gun free zones don't work and show them the statistics that CHL holders are law-abiding and trustworthy in the firearms area
 
I just saw something on Fox News about an incident in Kentucky, 5 dead and 2 injured. Matters like this are what give me pause about instructing in a private institution that can bar me from carrying.
 
Deavis, its not always the mangements choice, its often mandated by liability or comp.

"gun free zones" have never been shown to increase shootings. They tend to happen in place where people frequent. Generally they happen at places where something "bad" has happend to that person. Granted there are rare cases where the person has never had anything to do with where they start a "shooting spree", but those are few and far between.
 
"Gun free zones" certainly aren't a deterrent to shootings and thats the point isn't it? TAB would you say "gun free zones" are safer?? Telling people they can't exercise their God given right to defend themselves for the sake of a warm and fuzzy feeling because you are in a "gun free zone" is a fallacy. And while "gun free zones" don't INCREASE the number of shootings (which is HIGHLY debateable) it certainly give the shooter a good idea WHERE to do the shooting doesn't it!?

On the inverse it HAS been shown that the presence of armed citizens DOES decrease the number of shootings, and other violent crimes. Every state that has enacted concealed carry laws has seen a drastic decrease in such crimes. Those cities and states that continue to vigorously regulate or ban firearms have remained havens of violence and crime. Thats the fact jack.
 
the only thing we know for sure when it comes to stats and firearms is that they play a very little roll in them. Crimal activty is too complex of an issue to get a cuase and effect from one cuase.
 
I've never worked at a place that allowed it. I've never not carried either..

Good luck finding a place with a policy that allows CCW. It seems hard enough just to find a good job nowadays.
 
Because of a couple of domestic issues with other employees, my employer now keeps the interior and exterior doors locked (all mag-locks with card control). Now that the doors are locked, the doors are proped open for the convenience factor :confused: - Our building is leased and the owner will not let my employer post the no guns signs so the employer created a policy, that, only applies to the people I work with but NOT guests, customers, suppliers or the employees of the other companies that lease space in the same facility. How dumb is that!
I always keep a gun in the car and bring it inside when I feel like it. State law says I can and if I get fired so-be-it. Do the smart carry thing and dont let anyone know you are packing and you shouldnt have any issues.
 
I always carry at work. It isn't about being reactionary to an incident past, it's about being prepared for the future incident that might happen. The only time I wish to fire any of my guns is at the range or hunting.
 
I've never worked at a place that allowed it. I've never not carried either..

Good luck finding a place with a policy that allows CCW. It seems hard enough just to find a good job nowadays.
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My boss helped me to get my CCL, our offices are not in the best part of town.
 
TAB said:
"gun free zones" have never been shown to increase shootings.
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Then why do you never hear about mass shootings at ranges, gun shows, police stations, etc? Why do they always seem to happen at schools, colleges, malls, churches, etc? Remember the Luby's Cafeteria shooting in Killeen, TX? Yup, the restaurant was a GUN FREE zone and at least one person could have stopped it, but nooooo..."good guy" guns were left in cars to comply with the law. Virtually EVERY US mass shooting has been in a gun free zone.

That said, I CCW to work and their stupid policy can go to hell.
 
It is better to be jobless than carried by 6. I will not say anymore on public forum.
 
When I got my permit I decided I would never break the law (including Virginia's stupid law forbidding CC in restaurants that serve alcohol, but that's another story), but I would disregard employer prohibitions on weapons. Virginia is an at-will employment state anyway, so I can already be fired for any or no reason (save for sex, gender, nationality, religion, etc).

Then again, I work in a field and in an area where there are more jobs than people to do them, and I don't have a family to support. I can respect gun owners in a different situation who make a different choice, but I've made mine.

When I ride in to work my PM9 is in a SmartCarry, and when I change into work clothes it disappears in a pocket holster in my 5.11's. NO ONE at work knows I carry, not even the coworker I go shooting with sometimes. If my employer ever demanded to search my person or effects, the response would be a resounding "hell no".
 
I'm so fortunate. My boss is an NRA instructor and my 1911 sits on my desk in by Bianchi bag every day.
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I'm kinda like that but my G19 is usually in my fanny pack.

Days like today when I don't have it on, another is in the safe at my feet.

I can't imagine a shooting here, but then again, the people at that plant in Henderson probably didn't go to work thinking, "Hey, we're gonna have a mass murder at our office today."

John
 
I can't imagine a shooting here, but then again, the people at that plant in Henderson probably didn't go to work thinking, "Hey, we're gonna have a mass murder at our office today."

Yea. Between my boss and myself, anybody that came in here with evil intent would have a very bad day. :evil:
 
Deavis, its not always the mangements choice, its often mandated by liability or comp.
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Don't play that excuses game. I despise people doing that. The management sets all the policies of their company, not the insurance company. While they may not be able to afford a policy that covers CHL holders, it doesn't mean they don't have that option. There is a big difference between being mandated, which implies they have no choice, and having a choice but being unable to go that route. A fine point but one that should not be overlooked when your life is balanced v/ your job.
 
Nope, not at current workplace. FedGov property, no 2A allowed. Guards at the gate. Chance of going to jail is much greater than the chance of encountering an active shooter.
 
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