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I always know we had and ANTI-WEAPON policy, but figured it completly baned weapons. At least that is what even our pro-gun managers think. I stumbled across it this morning and found something interesting.

It states in it "as an exception to the general prohibition on weapons possession, an associate who posesses a valid license to carry a concealed handgun, issued by the appropriate state agency, may keep a handgun secured in his or her vehicle (personal or company owned), provided that the handgun is secured at all times."

My reason for posting this is that many times in the workplace polices are genrelized, and many of us have not fully read the policy. If you have not read your weapons policy, I would encourage you to do so.

Once my CHL gets here, I plan on haveing it in a lock box at work with a copy of our policy.

as this is talking about the parking lot, you can already put a gun in your car, under MPA and avoid any legal issues, but if found out, you could be reprimanded by your company.
However if the Parking lot bill passes, then they cannot punish you for it, even without a license.

Teamless wrote:as this is talking about the parking lot, you can already put a gun in your car, under MPA and avoid any legal issues, but if found out, you could be reprimanded by your company.
However if the Parking lot bill passes, then they cannot punish you for it, even without a license.

I agree, except the parking lot bill to my knowledge is not law YET. Still needs to be signed by Perry, I think. Then becomes law on Sept. 1. Company policy would still apply right now. And it states you MUST be licensed to avoid company reprimand.

My point to share this is simple that we should al actually read what our policies are, not just go off what we are told. This is the first time, at least that I remeber, I have actually read our policy

When I first started my job, I read through the handbook several times looking for a weapons policy. I never found one.

We recently had our employee handbooks updated and they handed out new ones.Still no weapons policy. I'm convinced that it is intentional and not just an oversight.

AJ80 wrote:When I first started my job, I read through the handbook several times looking for a weapons policy. I never found one.

We recently had our employee handbooks updated and they handed out new ones.Still no weapons policy. I'm convinced that it is intentional and not just an oversight.

I wish our company was like that, but at least now I know I can carry to work and not worry about my job.

Wife used to work for a big national retailer. I checked her handbook, it said specifically "associates may not carry illegal weapons on store property".

Sounded good enough to me, carry legally if you want!

stealthfightrf17 wrote:It states in it "as an exception to the general prohibition on weapons possession, an associate who posesses a valid license to carry a concealed handgun, issued by the appropriate state agency, may keep a handgun secured in his or her vehicle (personal or company owned), provided that the handgun is secured at all times."

I would interpret that to mean that you can carry. Afterall, isn't it secured in the vehicle when you have it on your hip?
And then when you step out of the vehicle you are still covered simply by the state.
Others may disagree but I say carry on.

MedicMan218 wrote:

stealthfightrf17 wrote:It states in it "as an exception to the general prohibition on weapons possession, an associate who posesses a valid license to carry a concealed handgun, issued by the appropriate state agency, may keep a handgun secured in his or her vehicle (personal or company owned), provided that the handgun is secured at all times."

I would interpret that to mean that you can carry. Afterall, isn't it secured in the vehicle when you have it on your hip?
And then when you step out of the vehicle you are still covered simply by the state.
Others may disagree but I say carry on.

Nope, this is one fully related statement, meaning must be secured IN the car, so just like parking lot law, you have to keep it in the car but not outside.

There's no guarantees. They can let you go for any reason, except those prohibited by law. They can let you go even if you obey all company policies, as many workers found out during the past two years.

What the OP posted, and simply based on what he shared, is that the company is only trying to regulate vehicle carry. There was no mention of carrying on your person outside of the vehicle.
Also, what kind of work is this? Is it one where he is on company property all day or is he out making service calls and such? If he is making service calls or in an otherwise public location(that isn't posted) wouldn't it be ok the carry on your person when away from the vehicle?

Here's a fun policy to peruse:

Concealed Weapons Law

To maintain the safety and security of ACC employees, students and the public, the College prohibits the possession of weapons on its property, including all ACC vehicles, at any time.

It is unlawful to carry a concealed weapon on ACC premises. A person commits an offense if, with a firearm, illegal knife, club or other prohibited weapon (Section 46.05(a)) of the Texas Concealed Handgun Laws) he/she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly enters the physical premises of ACC or other grounds, buildings or vehicles used to conduct ACC business.

Source: http://www.austincc.edu/hr/employeehand ... ledweapons