Taking a gun to work?

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It does not matter whether it is a lawyer or the true wishes of the employer

lawyers convinced Ford that it was cheaper to pay off a few families that had loved ones burned to death in rear end collisions rather than pay to put a $8 piece between the gas tank and the body.

respect is earned, not given.

I have no respect for jerks. If some guy is scamming the system for his benefit I would (and have) done the same.

Fortunately I no longer work for someone else so if I don't like my boss I can take it out on him at any time.
 
I carried for 15 years at my last company in direct violation of their printed policy manual. But in reality it was pretty much a don't ask don't tell situation. I was fairly high up in the company and it was commonly known that I was a "gun nut". During hunting season I'd often work a half day and hunt a half day come into our very urban office in camo etc. Now for the last two years I have my own company with 25 people, guns and carry are fully supported by me. I even gave a couple Henry golden boy .22 rifles and mossberg shotgun out as corprate gifts. There was a big gun show a couple months ago and I told everyone that it was a regular workday unless you went to the gunshow
 
Rswartsell,

I am seriously considering opening a gun manufacturing company.

I might hire you but you w b a 1099 employee. W pay by the piece.

But there will be a range by the lunch area!!!!
 
The phrasing that protects employers and employees is "employees must follow state and local weapons laws at work."

I worked in a call center for 4.5 years in GA. Weapons were against company policy, but not against the law. Even a P-11 was too big for me to reasonably carry (I weighed 146 lbs at the time). When the P-32 came out, I pocket carried it.

John
 
Well my wife and I own a small self storage facility and we both carry concealed daily. I have no problem with tenants carrying either but then a lot of my tenants are LEO's.
 
Just a suggestion if you leave your EDC in your vehicle, to also have a locked case/safe in case of a break-in.

I work in the largest hospital system in my state and there are clear "No Weapons" signs at the entrances, so I choose to leave my EDC in my car. I've carried into work before, but I now follow company policy as I don't feel comfortable not doing so.
 
First, Obey the Rules of the workplace, my boss carries his .45, SO, I guess I'm lucky that I get to carry mine. Good luck.
 
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and insights. I found my "equilibrium":

- Get dressed and holster my EDC like any other day
- drive to work
- arrive at work, pull the gun out, put it in the glovebox
- go to work
- after work get in car, holster gun and go wherever i need to go


I talked with an HR guy and he said that they cannot and don't want to enter or search my vehicle.. That would be breaking and entering under the law, even if its parked on my company's parking lot.

I honor my company rules by not carrying at work and i still have my gun fairly close, not ideal but as good as it gets i concluded.

Problem solved
 
Mainsail said:
Well, I’ll forgo the discussion on compliance and integrity and just (cautiously) offer a suggestion on how to keep from getting caught. This will work also for places that may allow carry but you prefer they not know. If you don’t need it immediately on your person while you’re working do the following:

>Go to the Post Office and pick up a handful of the free express mail boxes, the smallest size that will fit your gun.
>Find some foam and cut it to fit inside the box once the box is assembled.
>Put your unloaded gun in the box and seal it up.
>Write some address on it. Use your imagination- it should be going to somewhere that accounts for the weight of the box.
>Put the box in your briefcase or backpack- whatever you use to carry your stuff back and forth.
>Remember not to actually mail it. Lock it in your desk or locker when it will be out of your sight.

If you ever need it, it’s just a quick zip-pull away. If your employer should suddenly out of the blue decide to search everyone’s belongings, it just looks like you’re going to mail a package after work. They cannot open your mail.

Your assertion is WRONG! Until a package is in the postal system, it is simply a box. If your state allows employer searches of belongings, your suggestion is not going to stop them. I would think the intent to decieve would result in a harsher penalty if discovered. Not to mention any of the myriad USPS regulations you could be violating.
 
...intent to decieve...
You're really stretching it here. Also, do you really think that a mislabeled box is going to be anyone's priority after a situation occurs which merits the use of a handgun for self defense?

the myriad USPS regulations you could be violating
Grabbing at straws here. Please state some of these regulations the poster would be in violation of. While you're at it, care to explain why he would be in any violation of any USPS regulation if it is indeed "simply a box" as you stated? It's not in the postal system yet, remember.
 
OK let's revive this old thread..

I have since moved from CO to Houston! Been working here for a few months now and have learned to know a few people pretty good here. Yesterday i was discussing guns with some of the guys and one pulls out his (pocketholstered) LCP! another showed me his full sized XD40!!

No one asks, no one tells but pretty much everyone carries at the office.. DAMN I LOVE TEXANS!! I feel even more at home here now :D
 
A freind of mine left a gun in his jacket hanging in his office at work. Somehow it was found by the higher ups and he was fired. He did luck out and was allowed to Retire. He had a hard time and had to get a Lawyer. I'm not sure if he got his gun back. All I can say is I worked 30 years to be able to get a Pension and Retire. I didn't take a lot of chances.
 
I wouldnt in any situation let my gun off of "my body" unless i am driving my car (car holster/locked glove box) or at my house and done carrying (goes into the Gunvault). Your friend made a mistake and got lucky with the outcome, hope retirement is working out for him!
 
Someone who forgets a loaded weapon at his place of employment deserves to be fired.
 
You can get a little Seecamp or Ruger LCP and no one knows that you have it on you. As long as you don't work at a place with metal detectors, you would be fine.
 
Yes, several people have mentioned carrying LCPs. I carried the KelTec frame Ruger copied the LCP from.
 
Company policies are there to protect the company legally from stupid
Employees. Just because it is in company policies, doesn't mean it is written in stone.
Most companies take there policies with a lot of gray area when it comes to how and when they choose to enforce the same policies.
 
Thanks for the insights and suggestions all.

For me: I do not intend to break company policy and jeopardize my position and reputation at my company. Therefore i will not break company policies i signed off on, whatever they apply to. I'm not sure if it is a policy at our company, but the only rule i would break is having a gun in my truck. I believe that truck is my private territory (like my house) and i have the right to keep a gun in there. I don't know the law well enough but that seems reasonable (?!). (I understand the nuclear powerplant policies!).. Slightly off topic: if i drop my daughter off at school and drive onto the school parking lot, while armed, and i do not leave my truck, am i breaking the law??
No.

In the applicable Texas law, "premises" means the building.

Also, outside of a few statutorily defined sensitive activities, your employer may not keep you from keeping your gun in your car.

Good reading here: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/internetforms/forms/chl-16.pdf
 
When politicians get their act together they will close down the gun show loophole (no gun sales w/o background check) and anyone with gun stolen from unattended car will be be found to be negligent. Looks like given no gun at work policy means gun stays at home stored safely in gun vault.
Are you sure you're on the right forum?
 
There are lots of things against company policy- like being late. I'm more concerned with the actual law.
 
Company policies are there to protect the company legally from stupid
Employees. Just because it is in company policies, doesn't mean it is written in stone.
Most companies take there policies with a lot of gray area when it comes to how and when they choose to enforce the same policies.

Most companies do not have a lot of gray area when it comes to guns on the premises if it is against their policies.
 
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