In Oklahoma, a Ban On Guns Pits State Against Big Firms (Weyerhaeuser Fired Workers w guns in Cars)

WSJ ^ | Nov. 26, 2004 | SUSAN WARREN

[MissAntithesis]

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[1FASTGLOCK45]

Someone brought up a good point... Females.. How about a woman that leaves the work place and wants a gun to defend herself on the way home? I'm a guy but i always have a way to defend myself if i need to, but woman are not as strong physically and need guns to defend themselves from perps.

[FairOpinion]

Sorry, I looked to see the same or similar article elswhere, but I couldn't. Maybe it's in some local Oklahoma papers, if so, someone please post it.

I excerpted as much as I legally could.

Look at the bright side, at least you got part of it, vs. not even be aware of it.

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

This guy should be disciplined for shooting his firearm and then storing it without proper cleaning and oiling. Other than that, he sounds like an OK guy to me.

~ Blue Jays ~

[FairOpinion]

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[SoDak]

Why am I not surprised. My company hasn't gone this far yet, but they have incrementally driven smokers out, all the while saying it would never happen. They just started drug testing. They're talking video cameras in offices. If it wasn't for the fact that I control all the computers, I'd feel just plain put out. Hell, I need to start my own business so I can get it down to just the government hassling me.

[glock rocks]

The truth is that we don't need weapons in the workplace...and we all know this.

Luby's Restaurant is a workplace, no? Or do you just want to take guns from the law-abiding?

[cajun-jack]

I used to work for Dept of Corrections. When we came to work and came in the main gate, we just gave our guns to the gate guard and they would log them in and give them back at then end of the shift.

[c-b 1]

The truth is that we don't need weapons in the workplace...and we all know this.

You probably wouldn't be too comfortable working for me, everyone carrys, no I am not a cop.

[Lion Den Dan]

The truth is that we don't need weapons in the workplace...and we all know this. There are too many nuts out there who would go off the deep end if they were given the pink slip at 3pm...++++++++++++

The truth is that this is precisely why one may need a gun in the work place, to defend against the nut. You are a trolling, antigun, anti self defense weenie. While I think of it, you are full of baloney.

[dhuffman@awod.com]

This can't be true! I just searched their web site and saw no mention of guns or firearms. I did see a link entitled "citizenship" and a comment on "aboriginal relationships" (means 'doggy-style for y'all in Rio Linda).

[Klickitat]

No, your vehicle is your property. As long as the employee does not remove the weapon from the vehicle the company should have no say in the matter.

[CDHart]

Agreed. But do they have the right to enter the cars, which are not their property?

Carolyn

[doosee]

Most, if not all, big corporations have a department they call Human Resources or HR for short. These departments are typically packed with ultra liberal do gooder types who would turn most employees into kindergarten kids where they would be told where to sit, when to talk, when to think, etc. These people feast on the liberal agenda of victimism and the inherent racism of anyone who is white. As such, rules on sex harassment, diversity, and guns, among others, are the tools of the trade for HR.

[Desron13]

The guns were in privately owned vehicles. I say sue long and sue hard!

[Smokin' Joe]

What? They 'created' a bunch of ARMED, DISGRUNTLED, FORMER WORKERS and no slaughter?

The streets ahould have been running with blood! /SARCASM

Hmmmmmmm. Think management will ever 'get it'?

[Desron13]

Human Resources really says it all. It used to be the Personnel Department. Resources are something you use up and discard. Yup, it definitely says it all.

[stevie_d_64]

Kind of an interesting conflict, that if during the hunting seasons you may do the same thing by leaving a firearm in your vehicle, and they (your employer) decides to do a surprise inspection on a Friday...

Once again...Its not about the guns...But that does not matter anymore to companies like Whirlpool and others that kow-tow to insurance companies requirements...

Just about every workplace shooting I have heard and read about, was not started by a "former" employee going out to their vehicle in the company parking lot and retrieving an "arsenal", and thus returning to the office or warehouse facilities and gunning down everything that moves...

Nope...Just haven't seen it happen like that...

[mo]

Whirlpool and others that kow-tow to insurance companies requirements...this actually sounds like a local case of Red vs. Blue....where the Weyerhauser admin crowd is using, or being used by the Blue to achieve local gun control....