That's the handgun law. Is there a law that would keep you from carrying a shotgun while patrolling your junk-yard for copper thieves ?
That's the handgun law. Is there a law that would keep you from carrying a shotgun while patrolling your junk-yard for copper thieves ?
Disturbing the peace and reckless engangerment are usually used to threaten otherwise law abiding citizens. General catch alls where something else doesn't apply.
If there is not a heavy, locked gate fence, restriction signs and other security, its defintely going to be considered outside the business.
What's the deal? I carry at work all the time
I guess you have permission.
If you have a justifiable belief that your life could be threatened, protect yourself. You don't need to ask permission and you don't need to attempt to become a lawyer or consult one.
It is a risk vs. reward analysis: is your life worth more than the small chance that you could be violating a very strict yet ambiguous MD law that is rarely enforced?
Remember that there are felons in Baltimore that are concealed carrying and they shouldn't even be in possession of a firearm. The police cannot profile them. I doubt that they would profile you. They need probable cause.
That said, you are on private property. MD law can only address 'transport', i.e. how you get a weapon to and from the private property. MD can only address property that is under it's jurisdiction (the roads between private property).
Lend your employer your gun to transport it and then securely store it at the business, if for some reason doing so yourself doesn't coincide with MD's 'transport laws'.
What you and your employer do at his business is up to your employer. I don't believe that there is a CCW permit requirement on private property, be it yours, a friend's, a neighbor's, or your employer's.
Let's not confuse transport law with private property rights.
I am not a lawyer. I am not giving anyone advice. I've clearly stated that if one thinks their life is in danger they should protect themselves.Please dont give people internet legal advice without at least reading through the thread including the links to relevant case law.
Correct, you SHOULD BE but its been discussed here over and over that Gansler's "but long gun open carry is legal in MD" excuse to exclude general handgun carry is bogus because long gun carriers are usually threatened or charged with disturbing the peace just the same.
I am not a lawyer. I am not giving anyone advice. I've clearly stated that if one thinks their life is in danger they should protect themselves.
What you and your employer do at his business is up to your employer. I don't believe that there is a CCW permit requirement on private property, be it yours, a friend's, a neighbor's, or your employer's.
That's not legal advice and the quote is taken out of context. It was preceded by:This is what you said:
Someone quoted Blue vs. PG County and according to that, what you do on a business property is NOT up to the employer. There is a narrow exemption for the carrying of a handgun on business property and anyone who wants to do this needs to know the limits of that exemption.
A couple of years ago, a pakistani clerk at a one of those Dunkin/Gas station combos in PG offed an armed robber in the parking lot. He was not charged with any offenses relating to the defensive gun use.
It is a risk vs. reward analysis: is your life worth more than the small chance that you could be violating a very strict yet ambiguous MD law that is rarely enforced?
Read In Re Colby H, 362 Md. 702; 766 A.2d 639 (2001). That should answer the OP's question.