No Guns For You!
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Yes, but only for 'garden work', mwahahahaaa.
hahaha trimming the hedges etc ;P
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Texas did not have the concealed weapon allowance for some time. Then in the 1980's a guy shot up a fast food restaurant. A woman, whose parents were shot, had left her gun in her car because of no concealment. She argued in front of Texas government that had she had a concealed weapon, she could have taken the gunman down. It's assurance against the idiots.
leckey wrote:
It's assurance against the idiots
I guess the debate is: would shooting down the gunman (at some point) would have saved her parents.
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leckey wrote:
It's assurance against the idiots
I guess the debate is: would shooting down the gunman (at some point) would have saved her parents.
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Wow... My employer has had that policy in place for a few years now, but i've never been searched entering the building... :~ ...Then again, i've never visited the Waco plant.
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
Shog9 wrote:
i've never visited the Waco plant.
If they want to search you in Waco, they first have the FBI burn the plant down around you, then search the ashes.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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I can’t decide what’s more ridiculous - the signs, or the fact that people actually bring guns to work.
modified on Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:27 PM
Chad W wrote:
I can’t decide what’s more ridiculous...
a government that is happy to investigate violent crime but prohibits citizens from defending themselves, or the people who permit this to be done to them. There are crazies in any society, and they tend to come out of the woodwork during economic hard times. No law will prevent them from being armed, no amount of police or guard "protection" will save their victims. Only an armed, free citizen has a chance to survive and to, perhaps, save several others in the process. An employer that limits employees this way probably means well, but is sadly misguided.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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On Monday, they posted signs at most of the entry/exit points to the office declaring that we can't carry weapons on company property. This morning, two police officers were posted at the elevator, and they searched everybody for weapons. I got here before the cops, so they haven't searched me yet - grin. My NRA belt buckle may give me away...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Somehow, I always knew you were carrying ;) On a more serious note: Do you think that violation of a company policy will get you anywhere? I'd suggest you oppose (and fight) the policy with complaints, not by ignoring it. That will put you in a morally superior position: "Look, I am respecting the policy, but I think I should not have to..." In Germany, it is hard enough to get a gun-ownership permission, even harder to be allowed to carry, and nearly impossible (except for government officials) to carry concealed. Which isn't a bad thing, as far as I am concerned, but shooting is a lot of fun anyway, especially with the big guns. I've had the pleasure of visiting a friend who owns a wide array of guns, and been trying some in on his club's range. Recoil's a bitch ;)
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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Lots of people here have rifles in their pickups here. They keep them during hunting season in case they see something. I worked at a place that had a no firearms policy. Someone went hunting over the weekend and left the gun in the truck. He almost got fired.
leckey wrote:
I worked at a place that had a no firearms policy.
That just staggers me....that they'd actually need to make it a RULE that you don't bring a GUN to work?!!?!?!?!
C# has already designed away most of the tedium of C++.
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Shog9 wrote:
i've never visited the Waco plant.
If they want to search you in Waco, they first have the FBI burn the plant down around you, then search the ashes.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
If they want to search you in Waco, they first have the FBI burn the plant down around you, then search the ashes.
... on bring your kid to work day. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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However, almost every company has a "We reserve the right to terminate you for any reason..." mumbo jumbo in thier company handbook. Refusing to obey company policy is certainly a valid reason to fire you. Unless of course, you live in one of those states where it is almost impossible to fire anyone for any reason.
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Somehow, I always knew you were carrying ;) On a more serious note: Do you think that violation of a company policy will get you anywhere? I'd suggest you oppose (and fight) the policy with complaints, not by ignoring it. That will put you in a morally superior position: "Look, I am respecting the policy, but I think I should not have to..." In Germany, it is hard enough to get a gun-ownership permission, even harder to be allowed to carry, and nearly impossible (except for government officials) to carry concealed. Which isn't a bad thing, as far as I am concerned, but shooting is a lot of fun anyway, especially with the big guns. I've had the pleasure of visiting a friend who owns a wide array of guns, and been trying some in on his club's range. Recoil's a bitch ;)
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
Honestly, I've never carried on company property, and I generally leave the firearms in the car ifI'm at work. I never once commented that I'd violate the policy. I know of at least two people that have carried in the office, and both have their CHL, so I wasn't worried about it. BTW, criminals don't generally obey the law, so they're not going to be the first in line for the classes/license. You can pass all the lawas and restrictions you want, but the bad guys don't care (that's why they're "criminals").
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
