My place of work has a policy in the manual that you may not have weapons in your vehicle when you are at work or at events for work. I realize that the likelihood of any body finding out is slim, but if I head to work after a morning hunt or I am planning on an evening dove hunt and someone sees my camo or something can I tell them it is none of their business without fearing for them calling the cops? This place is owned by an serious animal rights/anti-weapons person hence then stance.
Hunting gun in truck while at work?
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Mr H
Banana'd
If you're transporting it legally, your concern would be for your job, I'd think.
Calling the cops would simply be an unnecessary annoyance, IMO.
Calling the cops would simply be an unnecessary annoyance, IMO.
The job is what I am worried about. While they obviously can't search my car, could they legally let me go for that?
The job cannot get a search warrant for your car. They would need to prove you had one. But this being Maryland, an at will state can fire anyone for anything. Is the parking lot their property?
My lips are sealed. I'm just paranoid that some prying eyess may force the subject....
303_enfield
Ultimate Member
Park off the property, problem solved. My job has the right to search any vehicle on the property.
This. At a previous job, I would often go trap shooting with several coworkers after work. Since firearms weren't allowed on work property, we all parked across the street. No problems.
danb
dont be a dumbass
And if they get a bug up their ass, who knows what they will say. Reason and logic may not apply.
he's going to kill bambi I must stop this now!!!!I am not sure how "prying eyes" would see it. Once a co-worker came in, and during meeting they told me I left my lights on. I asked how they knew it was my car... well they looked and I had some mail or something on the seat. Moral of the story: If it's in plain view, it's fair game. That's why they invented trunks and pink blankets with pics of furry animals***.
*** ETA: aka liberal camouflage.
- Dec 30, 2012
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I thought there was something a year or so ago backed by the NRA assuring the legality of a locked up firearm in a personal vehicle on company property. As long as it followed local laws.
sgt23preston
USMC LLA. NRA Life Member
Here is the deal...
You work for a Company & Park on their lot...
Their rulebook say no guns on Company property...
If you get caught, you get fired...
Can you find another job as good as this one & get it quickly..?
It's your call...
You work for a Company & Park on their lot...
Their rulebook say no guns on Company property...
If you get caught, you get fired...
Can you find another job as good as this one & get it quickly..?
It's your call...
If your car is parked in the shopping center parking lot I don't think your employer can say anything about it.
You should maybe be more worried about thieves, depending on where you are.
You should maybe be more worried about thieves, depending on where you are.
Mr H
Banana'd
Well, now that we know it's a shopping center...
Sounds to me like the policies are subjugated to the property owner's rules, unless there's a loading dock/warehouse where the vehicle can be brought into the place of business.
But I would agree with the "pink blanket" protocol...
Sounds to me like the policies are subjugated to the property owner's rules, unless there's a loading dock/warehouse where the vehicle can be brought into the place of business.
But I would agree with the "pink blanket" protocol...
Most that have some type of 'no firearm' policy also have the right to search. Is it worth your job? Only the OP can answer that question...
BigBull
Active Member
If it is a no firearms policy, would a muzzleloader apply? I would make sure that it is cased, underneath all of my hunting clothes locked in the trunk away from nosey eyes.
danb
dont be a dumbass
You see a muzzleloader, an animal rights anti gun person may see an AK-47.
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