Employer Weapons Policy

[goose]

Does the law prohibit these types of policies? I read it as that the state law had precedence but I didn't read that the policies were unlawful. It is a hair splitting that I think applies to those of us working for companies with said policies.

It does, but there is no penalty. In order to penalize a company someone would have to sue them for wrongful termination and then prove this is the reason they were fired.

Thank you sir! While I would still prefer some teeth (penalties) involved, this is good news. It might still be a tough battle but it does provide a bit of foundation for fair treatment. Not great, but better than I had understood.

[RJGold]

I heard of two cases of vehicle break ins with weapons stolen at my former employer in Houston. Both were linked to organized thieves following folks back there after lunchtime visits to firing ranges or gun shops. Both were pickups where the weapon was in the back seat area of the pickup (crew cabs) and were not in safes. One was an AR15 that an individual bought at lunch and then was followed back to the work location and the weapon was taken from inside the vehicle after the window was smashed (a fellow employee bought a similar weapon the same day but locked his in the trunk of the car and it was not taken). The other was a pistol taken from a pickup after the employee went to shoot at at nearby shooting range at lunch (same method of theft).

The employer had a policy forbidding guns in the building and signage (not 30.06 compliant).

Also, my pickup was broken into at George Bush Airport in Houston and all storage compartments ransacked. Nothing was taken. Police said about 60 others were hit the same week and they assumed the thieves were looking for guns.

I can't carry in my current job (frequent visits to refineries and chemical plants) along with international travel so I limit the places where I carry up to the parking lot leaving my firearm in my vehicle (even good safes could be a target if the thief has access to my vehicle at the airport).

My current company is trying to decide how to revise our weapons policy now (for our office locations) so thanks for the insight into what others are doing.

My two cents.

[snorri]

I wouldn't let an employer search my car so it's a moot point.

Me too.

Just because I work for you, does not mean ou own my property.

Are you willing to lose you job to stand your ground?

"I wouldn't let an employer search my car so it's a moot point." I can't say it any more clearly than that.