JAGER77 wrote:I just find the wording of our employee handbook a little confusing. They are contradicting themselves and maybe that's what they want to do. I don't know. There are no 30.06 or any other signs on our building. I left out some irrelevent paragraphs. The kicker is the "regarldless of law vs. unless allowable under state law" in bold below. I signed the handbook, but what did I really sign?
"The laws governing the carrying and possession of a weapon or firearm vary from state to state. For safety reasons, it is ****Policy to prohibit the possession of a weapon or firearm on a person on **** property regardless of local, state, or federal laws which may permit such possession.
B. Firearms and/or any other weapons are expressly forbidden on company premises, unless otherwise allowable under state law.
1. While some states allow concealed weapons to be brought to the workplace provided they are kept in the employee’s personal locked vehicle and provided the employee is licensed by the state to carry a concealed weapon, the law does not provide the right to carry or conceal firearms on the company premises.
C. The Company requests that all employees consider the advisability of the practice of having firearms within their vehicle, and requests that you refrain from bringing firearms to the workplace.
1. Under no circumstances are firearms to be removed from the employee’s vehicle while the vehicle is on the company premises, or to be brought into any store location building, within company owned vehicles or equipment, or to work locations away from the primary location where the employee works.
2. An example of a secondary location would be a customer’s property.
D. Firearms are allowable in a limited number of states within a locked vehicle.
1. However, the employee will be subject to disciplinary action to include immediate termination of employment if the firearm is not in the employee’s vehicle and is brought outside of their vehicle at any location that is part of the company premises. "
I think they're just saying that they can't prevent you from having a gun in your vehicle due to the parking lot law, but they prefer you don't have a gun in your vehicle, and if you do, it must stay in your vehicle as long as your vehicle is on company property. They are distinguishing between the place on company property where your vehicle is parked and the company premises ....in other words, the areas on company property where your employment is performed.