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Jinn · 08-15-2005, 07:36 AM

Was daswig's banning at all related to this thread? Reading the first pages, I completely agreed with the group saying "my house, my rules." However, I was also convinced by daswig's argument about CCW laws and the rate of crime after they've been instated. The argument even seemed very level-headed in the *ahem* blatant provocation present. Was "wow......." really an appropriate response in an adult discussion? How about "good lord, do some of you people actually think like this and believe in this stuff?" I'm not stoking the fire, but that's not exactly the discourse I'm used to seeing. Just my 2 cents.

A gun is a deadly weapon, and I'd likely be uncomfortable if I believed the guy in the cubicle over had a pistol in his shirt. However, I think a responsible company would provide a SECURE working environment and a place ON-PREMISES for locking up a weapon. If their employees are legitimately worried about their security, they should be allowed to carry one -- up to the building. What's to say that the parking lot of the company isn't a horribly unsafe place? What if you locked your gun in your car and got attacked in the parking lot? Is it the employer's fault for "their house" being insecure, or the employer's fault for disarming their employee?

I actually worked on a "no-gun" property as a uniformed security guard, and I must admit that made me a bit nervous. There's nothing like walking around in a uniform by a sign that says "NO GUNS ON PREMISES" to attract all the attention you don't want. Especially the time when a punk kid swung a 6" lead pipe at me, knowing I wasn't armed. It's a thin line, and I think at least a little consideration should be taken for BOTH sides in this case.

08-15-2005, 07:36 AM	#63 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	Was daswig's banning at all related to this thread? Reading the first pages, I completely agreed with the group saying "my house, my rules." However, I was also convinced by daswig's argument about CCW laws and the rate of crime after they've been instated. The argument even seemed very level-headed in the ahem blatant provocation present. Was "wow......." really an appropriate response in an adult discussion? How about "good lord, do some of you people actually think like this and believe in this stuff?" I'm not stoking the fire, but that's not exactly the discourse I'm used to seeing. Just my 2 cents. A gun is a deadly weapon, and I'd likely be uncomfortable if I believed the guy in the cubicle over had a pistol in his shirt. However, I think a responsible company would provide a SECURE working environment and a place ON-PREMISES for locking up a weapon. If their employees are legitimately worried about their security, they should be allowed to carry one -- up to the building. What's to say that the parking lot of the company isn't a horribly unsafe place? What if you locked your gun in your car and got attacked in the parking lot? Is it the employer's fault for "their house" being insecure, or the employer's fault for disarming their employee? I actually worked on a "no-gun" property as a uniformed security guard, and I must admit that made me a bit nervous. There's nothing like walking around in a uniform by a sign that says "NO GUNS ON PREMISES" to attract all the attention you don't want. Especially the time when a punk kid swung a 6" lead pipe at me, knowing I wasn't armed. It's a thin line, and I think at least a little consideration should be taken for BOTH sides in this case. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel