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bdickens wrote:Personally, I think the OP's employer is full of it. They don't own him. When he is not on the clock, he isn't beholden to them. When he shops in one of their stores, he is a customer not an indentured servant.

Most of the retail places I've worked had a good policy; if you use an employee discount, you're an employee; if you pay full price, you're treated exactly like any other customer. It was originally intended to keep the department managers from complaining about employees coming in to shop dressed *way* down, but applied to all policies eventually.

nitrogen wrote:

Tell them it's either medical records or religious implements; either way, opening it would be giving them information they're not supposed to have. If in doubt, tell them it's your wife's medical records.

That is a GREAT idea.

Can one of the law dogs comment on how effective this could really be?

I don't know how effective it would be in court, but remember that these searches usually tend to be carried out by some middle manager with the security guard in tow. Neither is likely to want to push their luck, and at least some security guards will back you whether they actually know or not.

For that matter, you could even use a really ornate lockbox and say that it's some very sacred religious object that you cannot show to anyone not of the faith. Have your voice recorder going for when they make the mistake of asking what faith.

ScubaSigGuy wrote:i wonder what they would think of my CLP and Hoppes scented air fresheners.

Don't forget that most smokeless powders are very soluble in acetone in case you want some new scents :)

Black powder isn't easily soluble in anything common, but the potassium nitrate is water soluble, and probably what the dogs would be sniffing for anyway.

mrvmax wrote:They even state that they can do random searches in the parking lot. I keep my handgun in a lockbox where you cannot tell what is in it, if they ever check I do not plan on opening it. I will conveniently "forget" the key at home that day.

Tell them it's either medical records or religious implements; either way, opening it would be giving them information they're not supposed to have. If in doubt, tell them it's your wife's medical records.

Frost wrote:Some insane companies are bringing in dogs that can smell gunpowder.

Some sane employees might be sprinkling Bullseye on every car in the lot.