No firearms at my workplace.

[DoubleTapDrew]

I believe most companies say that to cover themselves in case of an accident so they can at least say it was in their handbook that weapons aren't allowed (like posted above about a guy that was just soo sure his handgun was unloaded).
I'm fortunate where I work. We even used to have a FFL in case customers wanted a new piece (before the red tape got annoying).
The car searching thing blows me away. If they tried that with me I'd let them know they are breaking into my property and repel boarders appropriately

My company posts the parking lot. We can't even keep our firearms locked in our trunk because senior management told us that one of us might go postal at the spur of the moment. I'm not kidding. The Senior V.P. of Administration actually made that statement to a group of us managers during an orientation session on the new policy.

Did you tell him the only thing that makes you go postal is people taking away your rights?

 

[Quinch]

S&W 340, in a Desantis Nemesis holster.

I wear shorts and a T-shirt to work. (Kind of hot here)




I'm pretty sure my employer can't pat me down.



That said, P&R, I thought you were going OD green?

 

[Roadwild17]

In Louisiana you car is an extension of your house, so they even said "we can look all around and even underneath, but if you dont let us in your car, we cant get in."

 

[leadcounsel]

It's an interesting reaction for humans to want to DISARM legal gun owners when or if there is a threat of violence by bad guys.... I just cannot reconcile this approach.

It's like the saying "throwing the baby out with the bathwater."

And, what's even more ignorant is that the anti-gun complains that guns are stolen and used in crime yet their policies of disarming gun owners and forcing them to keep their guns in their unattended cars ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTES to gun theft. DUH!!!! All criminals need to do is locate a business parking lot and feast on the unattended guns.

That said, you have several options before you sign the contract.

1) Negotiate the terms -- level of success is dependant on the business. Larger corporations are less likely to concede on this point but a small business with a reasonable owner could be pursuaded to scrap this term.

2) Research the laws to see what, if any, LEGAL ramifications your suffer if you sign the agreement and then breach it. Is it a trespass offense, job termination, violation of the law, etc.?

3) Keep quite and sign the agreement -- Don't tell people you carry, don't draw attention to the clause, and fly under the radar. Don't carry for a couple days just to see the environment to ensure you can carry (metal detectors, dress codes, etc.). Once you feel comfortable with your carry practicality, and provided you're comfortable with whatever ramifications you determine there are if caught, consider keeping your mouth shut about it, playing along, and deep concealment. You're likely to never need it and never get discovered so it's a non-issue. If you're caught, you're prepared for the ramifications whatever they happen to be.

 

[S&WIowegan]

Keep quiet

Whatever you decide to do, i.e. carry anyway, leave it in the car, etc. just don't EVER talk about it with ANYONE. This is really the key to having the best odds of staying out of trouble. Trust no one on this kind of question.

My work totally bans firearms and even goes so far as to block internet access to any gun-related sites they can think of (haven't gotten THR yet). The thinking is simple:

1. It makes hoplophobes feel good.

2. They think it makes a good defense argument if a shooting occurs. I would like to see a victim sue the company that banned PD carry.

3. Senior execs have a fear that an employee might try to give them what they deserve.

Bob.

 

[PinnedAndRecessed]

Is it a trespass offense, job termination, violation of the law, etc.?

It's a job termination offense, which is curious since I'm not an employee. I'm technically (for IRS purposes) a self-employed independant contractor.

It's no big deal. I'll work out of my home, that's all. It just irks me that I'm seeing "No Guns" signs popping up all over the place. Like, the sign will make any difference to someone who is disposed to nefarious activity, anyway.

 

[mp510]

P&R, Is it possible for you to (in the future) have some sort of counter-clause in the contract that the companies who desire your services will allow you to carry your piece and forbear their right of preventing you from doing such (assuming that you cvan legally CC).

 

[PinnedAndRecessed]

Is it possible for you to (in the future) have some sort of counter-clause in the contract that the companies who desire your services will allow you to carry your piece

With this company, probably not. It's pretty big.

But, the answer to your question is, undoubtedly, yes.

 

[Rotorflyr]

It just irks me that I'm seeing "No Guns" signs popping up all over the place. Like, the sign will make any difference to someone who is disposed to nefarious activity, anyway.

True, but those signs give everyone a warm fuzzy feeling and a sense of security previously unknown to man (and woman)!