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I just got my Concealed Handgun Permit about two weeks ago, and have been making a concerted effort to carry whenever I leave the house and know I'm not going anywhere that is prohibited (there are lots of them in my life). I carried at work most of last week, but today I had to go somewhere prohibited (local military base, so couldn't even lock it in the car) so I left my weapon at home. It got me to thinking what the company rules are, and that I probably should have checked. I work for a Fortune 500 company, but have a small office in an building with a few other businesses in it, to include a medical research clinic and a tax preparation business. I'm the only one in the office as our other employees are at a customer's facility. Needless to say, between the tax office and the folks getting $100 a pop for doing medical tests, there are some shady characters walking up and down the hall. I normally leave my door closed but unlocked since the restroom is down the hall, and my buddy in another office comes by for coffee in the morning. A few times I've had people walk right in on me to ask directions. I've thought about locking the door, but I am a social animal and don't like the isolation.
I called my company security officer to ask her about carrying weapons on company property with a ccw. She told me that all firearms were a "restricted item" on company property, right up there with illegal drugs. I asked if there was any allowance for a state issued permit and she said probably not, but would check. She also said that any waiver would have to come from somewhere higher than her, but she would ask the question for me.
I'm still debating whether or not to push the issue of a waiver to policy. I don't see any career repercussions, but don't know if it's worth the inevitable PIA it will entail. That said, now that I CAN carry, I don't like the feeling of being in an office essentially open to the public with out some means of protection.
Thoughts?
I called my company security officer to ask her about carrying weapons on company property with a ccw. She told me that all firearms were a "restricted item" on company property, right up there with illegal drugs. I asked if there was any allowance for a state issued permit and she said probably not, but would check. She also said that any waiver would have to come from somewhere higher than her, but she would ask the question for me.
I'm still debating whether or not to push the issue of a waiver to policy. I don't see any career repercussions, but don't know if it's worth the inevitable PIA it will entail. That said, now that I CAN carry, I don't like the feeling of being in an office essentially open to the public with out some means of protection.
Thoughts?