Firearm at work

[AndyD]

I guess it depends on the kind of work the employees are doing and where they're doing it....and maybe how much of a Rambo the employee is as well.

My take on it is that I know the gun owner has the right to bear arms but if they're working in other peoples premises those people also have the right to keep their property fire-arm-free as well. Big companies aside, plenty of people, especially those with kids for example might not like the thought of firearms in their house. Many big companies have recently tightened up on their firearms policies after some recent newsworthy events.
http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Inves...-Town-20120727

My guys are also installers so when they're working in ceilings and other tight spaces doing physical installation work, carrying a firearm on their person becomes a major pain in he ass and there's always the tendancy to take them out and leave them lying around or leave them in the vehicle which is an obvious security issue.

The reason I introduced a firearm policy was because of an incident that happened during a company Christmas braai a few years ago. I'm not going into great detail but a firearm was discharged several times. It was removed from the owner by force and the police were involved. It got very messy with multiple charges being laid and resulted in the employee being dismissed amongst other things. It was something I had no desre to be repeated and we included a clause in the employment contracts and posted a firearms policy in the staff room ever since.