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Beckster wrote:

kjolly wrote:The concept that you are not at work, is a huge gray area, and how you handle this depends on how much you need your job. No one can give you legal advice.
This must be your own decision because you can be hurt by this. There are no legal issues when you have to abide by how a church board will decide. whether it is legal or not if you ruffle their feathers it could turn out badly.

The thought that I would feel comfortable about carrying at the church outside of work hours comes from the fact that the weapon would be concealed. Yes it would be concealed during work hours also, but since it is clearly listed as an offense which could lead to termination, I feel I must respect that for the time being. If, for some reason, it was discovered I was armed on church property outside of work hours, I would at least have a valid argument that I was not on church time but was there in my place as a member of the church. Gray area, yes, but one I would be willing to cross should the need ever arise.

Our church must begin to act proactively in the area of safety, and not wait until something happens that MAKES them take a hard look at our security measures, which right now are a bare minimum. I have attended conference breakout sessions about church and personal safety and can see just how far behind we are. Hopefully, a new pastor will be willing out some stock into the information I have picked up.

This has been an interesting discussion and I appreciate the input.