A new thread was opened yesterday asking if you were able to carry a handgun at your work. Well, lets face it. Some work areas are just too dangerous for that and/or it is just too inconvenient. So the question is this; Could you carry where you work if it wasn't illegal and/or against company policy? If no then what type of work do you do and what is your work area like?
Is your work area too dangerous for you to have a gun on you?
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CoRoMo
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This office chair can get precarious at times, but I manage.
Rail Driver
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I do a lot of different kinds of work. I don't carry if I'm going down a well, or under a house, or in any other tight spot like that.
I also won't carry if I'm going to be doing a roof job that involves me moving around on the roof a lot... Shingles really do a number on your finish.
I also won't carry if I'm going to be doing a roof job that involves me moving around on the roof a lot... Shingles really do a number on your finish.
Any entry into a contaminated area requires you to leave personal items outside the affected zone.
El Mariachi
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I would love to whilst doing boat deliveries.....but unfortunately the Mexican government kinda frowns on that sort of thing.....
I watched a crew clear right of way for powerlines in my back yard this morning. 40 feet up in a tree juggling chainsaws ropes and pruning poles would be a pretty silly place for ccw.
Hunterdad
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If I could get a ccw in my county, I would do it in a heartbeat. I'm a housing inspector and go into mostly inner city houses. I've had a gun pulled on me twice and a knife pulled on me once. Its getting to the point where wanting to carry is not a want, but a need.
Ghost Tracker
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I don't advocate breaking state/federal law. But I have consciously ignored both company policy & "no guns allowed" postings in instances where I have decided that my personal safety trumped the chance of being discovered carrying (or NEEDING) a handgun. And I was/am perfectly prepared to face any legal repercussions of my choice.
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I used to work as a bouncer and often had to scuffel with drunks in order to break up fights. Most of the time it was not serious and I almost never had to hit anyone but I did twist a few arms and put several people "to sleep". I kept my pistol behind the bar because I did not want to risk having it snatched while wrestling a customer out the door. I also could not risk shooting inside a crowded bar. Even if my aim were perfect a slug could pass through the target and hit a bystander. I kept the butt half of a pool cue handy at all times in case I had to deal with a knife. The pistol was for escorting employees to their cars and for guarding the place after closing and in case someone tried to break in while we were cleaning up. Bars are serious targets for robery right after closing because the thieves know there is a lot of money on hand and only a bar tender and a waitress or two between them and the cash. I insisted that the back door stayed locked at all times and the trash was not carried out until the next day because death could come through that door.
Unistat
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I work in a jail, so no. Not even the officers are allowed to carry in our little slice of paradise.
scythefwd
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I get caught carrying, I not only lose my job, but any immediate chance of getting hired elsewhere. I'm a gov contractor....
472x1A/B
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IF I could ccw, I wouldn't because working at a grain elevator would sooner than later destroy a handgun in that type of work aera. Major dust, dirt, possible dropping from grain legs (10ft to 190ft ), dropping into grain augers or conveyors. So no way fo me to, if I could.
JustinJ
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There may be a few in which it cant but most jobs could probably be done with a Ruger LCP within a proper pocket holster.
HOWARD J
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We had construction sites in Detriot that were too dangerous
not to be armed.
not to be armed.
bergmen
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I alternate work between my home office and an access restricted advanced R&D campus. You don't have an access card, you can't get in. Company policy forbids firearms on the premises and there is virtually no need to have them under the circumstances. This is a condition "white" environment.
At all other times, you betcha.
Dan
At all other times, you betcha.
Dan
beeenbag
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Well I weld alot and with that comes fireballs and sometimes a flaming pant leg before you realize it so, I'm gonna say no.
Omnivore
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I always carry at work, but then I own the company.
If you're worried about the finish on your gun I think you have your priorities in the wrong order. You might as well not have your tools if you're afraid to scratch them. Hang that nice $2K pistol with the custom exotic wood grips on the wall if you can't scratch it, and get a Glock. They come ugly from the factory, so you can't do much to make them any uglier. Or buy a scratched gun to start with, then you've saved yourself the heartache of putting the first scratches in it yourself.
If you're worried about the finish on your gun I think you have your priorities in the wrong order. You might as well not have your tools if you're afraid to scratch them. Hang that nice $2K pistol with the custom exotic wood grips on the wall if you can't scratch it, and get a Glock. They come ugly from the factory, so you can't do much to make them any uglier. Or buy a scratched gun to start with, then you've saved yourself the heartache of putting the first scratches in it yourself.
ThatGuyHank
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I would love to carry a CCW at work, but alas, I live in NJ
Anyway, no I work in a small food market (hardly close to "Super") and my work consists of ringing customers up, stocking shelves on delivery days, processing produce and slicing in the deli. We've been robbed 6 times in my year and half of being there and 2 of those times I've dealt with a burglar directly. Not fun and both times I thought I was going to die, so if I had the freedom, I would carry and I know many of my coworkers would do so as well. It'd bring a little piece of mind to us.
Anyway, no I work in a small food market (hardly close to "Super") and my work consists of ringing customers up, stocking shelves on delivery days, processing produce and slicing in the deli. We've been robbed 6 times in my year and half of being there and 2 of those times I've dealt with a burglar directly. Not fun and both times I thought I was going to die, so if I had the freedom, I would carry and I know many of my coworkers would do so as well. It'd bring a little piece of mind to us.
armoredman
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I work in a prison, you tell me.
The Lone Haranguer
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It is impractical in my business - automotive service - to actually have a gun on my person while working. It is quite uncomfortable, for example, to lie on it while under a dashboard. The boss - who is also the owner, therefore makes all the rules and has no one to overrule him - in my current job has no problem with my having a gun on the premises. He himself has a HCP.
The boss - who is also the owner, therefore makes all the rules and has no one to overrule him - in my current job has no problem with my having a gun on the premises. He himself has a HCP.oneounceload
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Power plants now come under Homeland Security, so no carrying there, not even in the parking lot
Black Knight
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I am a Police Officer at a military facility so while I can't carry my personal gun I do have one waiting for me in a weapon locker when I get there.
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