Posted: 10/12/2008 7:23:20 PM EDT
| I just took my test and I had a quick question for ya'll. I work at a doctor's office, and I was wondering would it be prudent of me to take my carry gun out of its holster and lock the gun in the car? Should I continue to wear the holster at work. How do you all do this? My boss is also my father in law who loves guns as much as me. Whats the consensus? |
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If you are on someone's personal property, he/she has the right to determine if you are allowed to carry there in my state. A business qualifies as someone's personal property. (Corporate or otherwise) I usually carry something "on" me, and have a spare or two in the car for those hard to decide fashion statements. YOU should decide what you are comfortable with, and go from there. |
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Where I live, it is assumed that it is allowed unless otherwise stated. This might be a case where you wouild have to look into the regulations of your state. If this is your source of income, I think I would ask, just to be on the safe side. Didn't you say that the owner was related to you somehow? IN a more "formal" or corporate situation, I think I would just carry and answer questions later. After all, if you are sucessfully carrying your gun concealed, they won't know, right? BTW, in Colorado, the law is that you are not allowed to carry into an establishment that has posted that they do not allow handguns into their premisis. I do not always agree with silly boycotts, but I always cooperate and stay clear of their establishments. |
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In Florida No firearms allowed type signs mean nothing. The Florida Statutes specifically spell out prohibited carry areas. However the property owners agent has the right to tell you to leave the property and should you not comply you would arrestable for armed trespass. I would approach your boss and comply with his wishes as to actually carrying in the work place. Having a Concealed Weapons Permit allows you by law to keep a firearm in your vehicle regardless of the property owners permission or not. |
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I wouldn't work for someone who didn't support my right to carry. It's one of the reasons I have stayed in the same job for 11 years. If I were in a position where I wasn't sure what the boss thought, I'd carry discreetly and try to feel him out. If it is legal for you to carry, but against company policy, then I'd make damn sure it's always concealed and nobody else knows. As far as I am concerned, personal safety trumps feel good workplace policy. |
| Yah I'm thinking of carrying in something like a leather messenger bag while at work, and then when out, I will carry in a holster. I actually work for two doctors in private practice, one is my father in law, and the other is my father in law's good friend. I think though it would be safe to carry in a messenger bad with a holster inside that. I understand the reasons for not leaving the gun in the car, that just always makes me feel uneasy. Thanks guys for your help. |
Same here in Ohio. My employer has appropriately posted signs; considering the nature of my work, the controlled-access nature of the building, and the 24-7 armed security, I'm willing to make the concession. |
You need to re read the statute.  790.06 (12) No license issued pursuant to this section shall authorize any person to carry a concealed weapon or firearm into any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05; any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; any detention facility, prison, or jail; any courthouse; any courtroom, except that nothing in this section would preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or determining who will carry a concealed weapon in his or her courtroom; any polling place; any meeting of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality, or special district; any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof; any school, college, or professional athletic event not related to firearms; any school administration building; any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such purpose; any elementary or secondary school facility; any career center; any college or university facility unless the licensee is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile; inside the passenger terminal and sterile area of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |