Carrying at the workplace

**Mad Irish** · 08-11-2010, 10:50

I work for a corporate who prohibits firearms in the building. I am happy with this, as I do not want some employee or customer having a crap day turning the working environment into a war zone. Secure gun safes are provided with registry and dual key locking. These safes are also behind a locked door with lobby security in attendance.
As my car is in a secure underground basement parking below my offices owned by my employer, I often leave my firearm in my car. Not ideal, but less schlep each day.

**Glocky** · 08-11-2010, 10:53

all good to carry without anyone knowing , until the day an accident happens like it did at my work.

**SSP** · 08-11-2010, 11:02

Originally Posted by Mad Irish

I often leave my firearm in my car. Not ideal, but less schlep each day.

I suggest that you stop admitting to committing a crime on the internet.

Leaving your gun in a a car, no matter how "secure" the car park is is irresponsible and unlawful.

**Teufel Hund** · 08-11-2010, 11:03

Originally Posted by Mad Irish

I work for a corporate who prohibits firearms in the building. I am happy with this, as I do not want some employee or customer having a crap day turning the working environment into a war zone. Secure gun safes are provided with registry and dual key locking. These safes are also behind a locked door with lobby security in attendance.
As my car is in a secure underground basement parking below my offices owned by my employer, I often leave my firearm in my car. Not ideal, but less schlep each day.

Hey MI

Mutual Safes makes a car safe, I would suggest to get one of these for the firearm left in the car scenario.

**Paul** · 08-11-2010, 11:05

Originally Posted by Mad Irish

Not ideal, but less schlep each day.

Keep it totally above board. Buy a small (R300) safe and take it to a VESA-approved installer to install in the car (tell them it's for documents). Keep the installation certificate safe.

**Porramedic** · 08-11-2010, 11:36

Originally Posted by Mad Irish

As my car is in a secure underground basement parking below my offices owned by my employer, I often leave my firearm in my car. Not ideal, but less schlep each day.

Dude, that is seriously not cool. I worked for a major bank in the JHB CBD with the same setup. Do you know how many cars got broken into that we just never heard about? Do you think your company is going to advertise the fact? How will you feel if your firearm gets stolen out of your car? Please take better care of your firearm or sell it to someone who will. You have a responsibility to keep it out of criminal hands

**Mad Irish** · 08-11-2010, 11:51

Thanks. The safe is a good idea.

SSP. It is unlawful; I agree, but Irresponsible - not really. The risk of loss is negligeable to none.

Just a thought. When I was held up at home, my firearms would've been taken if it were locked up in the safe - as per the law. It was elsewhere, and I still have it.

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Dave. Even when they found my spare mags with spare ammo in the safe, I refused to give up my firearm; while they were shoving me around and sticking a gun in my face. I kept it out of their hands through that, so don't tell me that I don't take that responsability seriously. I may not be perfect, but only a very small percentage will follow the law 100%........ the rest won't admit to it.

**Porramedic** · 08-11-2010, 12:51

I hear you MI. Nobody is saying that you should leave your gun in the safe at home but if you have a choice between the safe at security and your car, its probably a lot more secure in the safe

B3 · 08-11-2010, 13:43

Paul or anyone else,

Tried the route of a car safe before and no-one then could confirm to me the SABS or SAPS regulation for such a safe. Is anyone aware of such regulation?

B3.

**Glocky** · 08-11-2010, 14:10

Originally Posted by B3

Paul or anyone else,

Tried the route of a car safe before and no-one then could confirm to me the SABS or SAPS regulation for such a safe. Is anyone aware of such regulation?

B3.

In a country where a car is stolen every few minutes ( ask me I had 4 cars stolend in 2 years) I dont think its a good idea to leave a FA in a car be it in a safe or not.

personaly there is no way I will leave my FA in a car I have friends who do this and I have given them endless crap about it. I work at a very secure business park and cars have been stolend from our basement and driven trough the booms at the main gate Gone