Gun in a car at work

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You are asking a question that needs answering by a lawyer registered in the state you work in.

In spite of what members here know or think they know I am not (nor should you be) excepting of answers that are based on the law when people answering are not experts at the law.

You ought to pay an attorney for an opinion. At least if he gives you bad advise you have some recourse.

Now acting as your attorney I would advise you to lie about it and refuse the search ;)
 
My employer (national company) forbids firearms in personal vehicles on their property. My boss knows that I keep firearm(s) in my truck, and that if pressed on the issue I'd find a new parking lot (i.e. new job) before I let them search it. While not a gun owner, he is pro 2nd, and conservative. He has no problems with my status to and from work, and often takes an interest in my carry piece. I've made no bones about my stand on RKBA, and my willingness to change jobs over it. He made it clear that he'd give me the afternoon off before he'd let the higher ups force me into quitting.
We had this very talk again not long ago when it was voted on here in Florida.
 
To often employees do not read their employment handbook carefully enough or at all. Having a CCW matters not if employers forbid possession, even unloaded in a locked car trunk. As I understand the Conoco-Phillips case, they used drugs as a ruse and had sheriffs deputies conduct the search, accompanied by management. When weapons were found, the car owners were fired. I agree,this is unacceptable, but it was forbidden by company policy. We, as law-abiding citizens, should boycott the offenders. (I have refused to buy either Phillips 66 or Conoco gasoline since the incident). Kudos to the NRA for promoting the boycott.:neener:
 
Good, informative (& long) video, "glockman19". I just hope that I can stay calm and recite one or more of the phases that they said are extremely important in the video.
 
I think whether or not you can survive a refusal to search depends a lot on the political capital you have within your company. I have been with my company for almost five years, have received outstanding reviews every year, have been promoted 3 times, have a reputation for doing whatever is necessary to get the job one, spend a lot of time working with senior management and report to a senior director. I could probably survive such a refusal once, but that would be it. I would be betting on the fact that management would not want to fire me. If I refused a search, they would probably read me the riot act and that would be it. If I allowed a search and a gun was found, it would be harder for them to protect me. I personally don't think its worth it when I can avoid the entire thing with a 500 yard walk.
 
I just checked my employers policy. It falls under "parking lot rules." It prohibits "handling" of firearms "except in gun cases" and "unauthorized discharge" of a firearm. (I wonder who can "authorize" it?)

During hunting season, about half the trucks in the parking lot on the evening and midnight shifts will have a shotgun hung on a rack. Never heard of anything ever being said about it.

At my part time job they have a policy that employee's can't have firearms at work or on the property. I ignore it. What are they going to do? Fire me?
 
My company's employee handbook states that disciplinary action up to and including termination can be taken when a employee refuses to allow a vehicle to be searched at the discretion of the company.
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If that is what you agreed to, then that is what you agreed to.
If people did not accept this, then it would be removed from the handbook, or the business would have a hard time getting employees.
I suspect that this was included so that they could search your vehicle if you were suspected of stealing something from the company. So, as long as there was not also something in there that forbid the keeping of firearms in your car (or on their property) you would be okay.
The question is, do you want to work for a company that would not let you keep your firearm in your vehicle? If so, then do not keep one in your vehicle. You don't have to like it.
 
As noted, usually employment is at-will: you can leave any time, and they can run you out the door at any time.

I worked somewhere a long-term employee had been ... er ... creative with what got trashed and what subsequently got "recycled" on eBay. They faced him with the choice of "let us inspect your home or you're fired." He didn't come back.

Don't think they'll ask to inspect your car on a whim, and don't expect a half-second of though is going to outwit them. From their point of view, they're faced with an angry/scared/distraught employee with a gun: a cop may very well be present, and the whole thing truly will come down to either prove your car is devoid of weapons or you're fired.

No games on this one folks.
 
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