Parking lot guns OK, but...

Mokumbear · March 23, 2011, 07:46 PM

I have brought a gun to work and left it secured in my car here in Florida since it was approved.

Here is my problem. When the work day is over, I find myself concerned about
getting it ready for CCW in an IWB holster.

While all this means is 30 seconds max, I worry that the very good security
cameras on company property could potentially catch me.
I don't like to have to attach my IWB while driving or stopped at a light.

Any advice?

**Aguila Blanca** · March 23, 2011, 09:14 PM

Pull into the first 7-11 after you leave work?

raimius · March 23, 2011, 11:54 PM

If the company cannot stop you from having a firearm in your car, they cannot stop you from having a firearm in your car if they see it on a security camera, correct?

Perhaps I don't understand the FL law well enough, but what action could they take? It is still in your car.

StrongSideArmsInc · March 24, 2011, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Pull into the first 7-11 after you leave work?

Thats priceless!!

"Tonight on channel 9, local convient store clerk spots a man putting a gun in his waistband."

BConklin · March 24, 2011, 08:31 AM

Is wearing your (empty) IWB holster at work out of the question?

Kreyzhorse · March 24, 2011, 10:47 AM

Why not just leave it in the glove box? I mean in the event that you need it while you are in your vehicle it will likely be easier to reach in your glove box than in an IWB holster.

Otherwise if you must have strapped, I'd wait and do it off the lot. It may not be illegal to holster it on their lot but you might save yourself a lot of headaches at a later date. If caught and your employeer wants to push it, they could say you brandished your firearm in the lot.

hikingman · March 24, 2011, 11:06 AM

Any reason why you can't carry an empty IWB holster into work in the morning, and fix it in place before leaving work via the restroom stall?

GoOfY-FoOt · March 24, 2011, 01:00 PM

DUH...Tint your windows and use one of those sun visors that cover your whole windshield...

ang4me · March 25, 2011, 09:13 AM

I have a similar dilemma. I have found that I can comfortably transfer my gun from the car holster (read: pocket holster secured to the inside of a lockable compartment) into it's IWB holster at 2 o'clock while more or less seated in my car. But I leave it in the car holster until I arrive at my destination, presumably somewhere where I can carry legally.

March 23, 2011, 07:46 PM	#1
Mokumbear Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2005 Posts: 696	Parking lot guns OK, but... I have brought a gun to work and left it secured in my car here in Florida since it was approved. Here is my problem. When the work day is over, I find myself concerned about getting it ready for CCW in an IWB holster. While all this means is 30 seconds max, I worry that the very good security cameras on company property could potentially catch me. I don't like to have to attach my IWB while driving or stopped at a light. Any advice?

March 24, 2011, 10:47 AM	#6
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Why not just leave it in the glove box? I mean in the event that you need it while you are in your vehicle it will likely be easier to reach in your glove box than in an IWB holster. Otherwise if you must have strapped, I'd wait and do it off the lot. It may not be illegal to holster it on their lot but you might save yourself a lot of headaches at a later date. If caught and your employeer wants to push it, they could say you brandished your firearm in the lot. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

March 24, 2011, 11:06 AM	#7
hikingman Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 301	Any reason why you can't carry an empty IWB holster into work in the morning, and fix it in place before leaving work via the restroom stall? __________________ NRA Life Member

March 23, 2011, 09:14 PM	#2
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,460	Pull into the first 7-11 after you leave work?

March 23, 2011, 11:54 PM	#3
raimius Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2008 Posts: 2,199	If the company cannot stop you from having a firearm in your car, they cannot stop you from having a firearm in your car if they see it on a security camera, correct? Perhaps I don't understand the FL law well enough, but what action could they take? It is still in your car.

March 24, 2011, 08:31 AM	#5
BConklin Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2010 Posts: 136	Is wearing your (empty) IWB holster at work out of the question?

March 24, 2011, 01:00 PM	#8
GoOfY-FoOt Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2011 Location: West Central Florida Posts: 463	DUH...Tint your windows and use one of those sun visors that cover your whole windshield...

March 25, 2011, 09:13 AM	#9
ang4me Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 105	I have a similar dilemma. I have found that I can comfortably transfer my gun from the car holster (read: pocket holster secured to the inside of a lockable compartment) into it's IWB holster at 2 o'clock while more or less seated in my car. But I leave it in the car holster until I arrive at my destination, presumably somewhere where I can carry legally.