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I used to carry a bit when I had a permit (I let it expire and did not renew back when WA state went to new rules on the permits). During the summer I like to wear Hawaiian shirts - in the breeze they flop around and more than once exposed that I was carrying. Never had anyone call anybody that I know of - that was pre 9.11
Back in the 90s I was working one place and I would take my gun off an put it in my briefcase when I went into work. They had no written policy about guns. I forgot it was in my case and opened it while one of my subordinates was beside me, and he noticed the gun. Just to be safe, when nobody was looking, I moved the gun out to my car, but never had anyone mention it.
About a month later the employee handbook was revised and distributed. It contained a small blurb about - and I quote - "illegal weapons". It was quite obvious why that was in there as it was about the only change. My 'colleague' had ratted on me, someone had checked and there was no policy against guns so they changed the policy.
Now of course, if you have a carry permit, a handgun is not illegal (they obviously did not understand that fact), and some states (including WA state IIRC) have (or had) an exemption for carrying concealed at a workplace without a permit. So their policy change really did not apply. Nonetheless, I took the hint and no longer carried inside the building.
Everyplace I have worked since has had much more explicit policies about any kind of weapons on the premises and it is an immediate terminating offense if you violate the policy, so I don't. I have a gun in my car, but I don't carry concealed - I do need to get a permit though - just in case I need to.
Back in the 90s I was working one place and I would take my gun off an put it in my briefcase when I went into work. They had no written policy about guns. I forgot it was in my case and opened it while one of my subordinates was beside me, and he noticed the gun. Just to be safe, when nobody was looking, I moved the gun out to my car, but never had anyone mention it.
About a month later the employee handbook was revised and distributed. It contained a small blurb about - and I quote - "illegal weapons". It was quite obvious why that was in there as it was about the only change. My 'colleague' had ratted on me, someone had checked and there was no policy against guns so they changed the policy.
Now of course, if you have a carry permit, a handgun is not illegal (they obviously did not understand that fact), and some states (including WA state IIRC) have (or had) an exemption for carrying concealed at a workplace without a permit. So their policy change really did not apply. Nonetheless, I took the hint and no longer carried inside the building.
Everyplace I have worked since has had much more explicit policies about any kind of weapons on the premises and it is an immediate terminating offense if you violate the policy, so I don't. I have a gun in my car, but I don't carry concealed - I do need to get a permit though - just in case I need to.