Pistol in truck at work

Younggun · Jan 23, 2018

Seems for a while the term "castle doctrine" was being thrown out left and right for anything firearms related. I remember it being brought up endlessly in the Zimmerman case regarding when the issue was duty to retreat.

larrykendellwebb · Jan 23, 2018

jray1536 said:
I am starting a new job next week and I was wondering if there were any exceptions to being able to have a pistol in your vehicle in the parking lot of work. I drove past where I will be working today and they had a bunch of “no guns allowed” signs at the entrances to the parking lots.
I thought companies couldn’t prohibit employees from having firearms in their personal vehicles parked in the parking lot. What am I missing?

Most companies wont allow them in the Buildings themselves. First make sure what signs they have up. If your LTC and they have a no weapons sign but it says " The unlicensed possession of a firearm in these premises etc" DOES NOT PERTAIN TO A LTC. only the 30:06 and the 30:07 signs pertain to thr ltc carrier

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majormadmax · Jan 23, 2018

larrykendellwebb said:
Most companies wont allow them in the Buildings themselves. First make sure what signs they have up. If your LTC and they have a no weapons sign but it says " The unlicensed possession of a firearm in these premises etc" DOES NOT PERTAIN TO A LTC. only the 30:06 and the 30:07 signs pertain to thr ltc carrier.

Ya mean like Walmart has? I love walking by them while OC'ing... :clown:

larrykendellwebb · Jan 23, 2018

majormadmax said:
Ya mean like Walmart has? I love walking by them while OC'ing...

Yes sir,

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larrykendellwebb · Jan 23, 2018

pronstar said:
...or ignore the rules and hope you don't get caught.

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Its better to ask forgiveness than permission in some cases.....

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diesel1959 · Jan 23, 2018

Younggun said:
Seems for a while the term "castle doctrine" was being thrown out left and right for anything firearms related. I remember it being brought up endlessly in the Zimmerman case regarding when the issue was duty to retreat.

Every State has their own peculiar definition and implementation of what THEY refer to as the "castle doctrine".

Ultimately, one of the most important items to keep in mind is that many of the States consider that so long as you are in a place where you are legally allowed to be (not a trespasser), then you have no duty to retreat prior to defending yourself. There are a plethora of places that would so-qualify that would not necessarily be your habitation. :cheers:

Lunyfringe · Jan 23, 2018

diesel1959 said:
Every State has their own peculiar definition and implementation of what THEY refer to as the "castle doctrine".

Ultimately, one of the most important items to keep in mind is that many of the States consider that so long as you are in a place where you are legally allowed to be (not a trespasser), then you have no duty to retreat prior to defending yourself. There are a plethora of places that would so-qualify that would not necessarily be your habitation. :cheers:

Nailed it... "castle doctrine" is NOT a legal term... it's a media term. "duty to retreat" has some similarities, but is at least somewhat a legal term... that's probably the biggest difference... CNN supposedly knows what "castle doctrine" is (I'm sure they think it equals evil)... but courts wouldn't recognize it.

The litmus test: where is "castle doctrine" mentioned in the statue(s)? (not that the critters writing laws actually know more than the average Joe about legal terms and/or firearms)

I'm not a lawyer, this is just my opinion based on what I've read.

avvidclif · Jan 23, 2018

The castle doctrine is about not having to retreat when threatened (IE: Protecting your Castle), not carrying a firearm. They extended the "No Retreat" to your vehicle. You may only have a baseball bat and don't have to back down but if the other guy pulls out his 9mm discretion is the better part of valor. My interpretation.

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