Bringing handgun to work driving

[Jdub2]

Thank you.

[Jdub2]

[Jdub2]

If pre-deploying your handgun in a developing situation that you cannot escape would violate the law, then so would using it in self defense. It isn't too hard to think about a situation while in your car that isn't a sudden robbery or car jacking where you have time to make ready.

Point being, when you fear for your life, you aren't going to be worried about the law.

My sentiments exactly.

[Jdub2]

True. But better alive and fired than dead. But this post is going off the assumption that it has been cleared by the employer already.

[CoopsDad]

He never leaves the state. The only Fed deal would be if he started crossing state lines.

There's nothing in the FMCSA that regulates transporting of a personal firearm. Your only issues will be traveling through or ending up in a county/city/area/school zone that regulates transporting or possession of a firearm (or your specific type of firearm, like a trucker from Texas entering California with a Tec-9 pistol, noncompliant AR-15, etc.).

I work for a company that forbids firearms on or in company property, so there's no "bring a gun to work day" or keeping a gun in your duffel, under penalty of termination. I do know a couple of guys who I work with that bend that rule, though, with the justification that it's better to be looking for another job than having your final thoughts be of your wife having to work to keep a roof over your kids heads.

[Jdub2]

You should apply for ccw. Worse thing that happens is you are out $200.
There is nothing better than legally carrying everywhere you go. Pay the extra $60 for the 32 state Utah or Arizona license when you take your class and be able to carry almost anywhere you go.


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Certainly my desired course of action. But in the event the process is prolonged or am denied, just would like to know my options.

[jessdigs]

Certainly my desired course of action. But in the event the process is prolonged or am denied, just would like to know my options.

For sure. Mine took 11 months and three days. And I live in a SD=GC county. Good luck

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[Quiet]

I have a handgun without a ccw and I keep it and it’s loaded mags in a pistol locked box that even says Ca Doj and TSA approved. I work as a truck driver and never leave the state. My question is, assuming the company I work for has no policy against it, can I legally keep my handgun on me while I’m at work driving throughout the day? It would be in said locked box, unloaded, etc.

While in the vehicle, it is CA legal to have an unloaded handgun in a locked container inside your vehicle. [PC 25610(a)(1)]

When that vehicle is unattended, the handgun must be in a locked container that is hidden from plain sight or in a locked container that is permanently attached to the vehicle's interior and is also hidden from plain sight or in the vehicle's locked trunk or in the vehicle's locked tool/utility box. [PC 25140(a)]

If the vehicle goes on school property, then the ammo needs to be in a locked container before it gets on school property. [PC 30310(b)(10)]



Penal Code 25610
(a) Section 25400 shall not be construed to prohibit any citizen of the United States over the age of 18 years who resides or is temporarily within this state, and who is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm, from transporting or carrying any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, provided that the following applies to the firearm:
(1) The firearm is within a motor vehicle and it is locked in the vehicle’s trunk or in a locked container in the vehicle.
(2) The firearm is carried by the person directly to or from any motor vehicle for any lawful purpose and, while carrying the firearm, the firearm is contained within a locked container.

Penal Code 25140
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a person shall, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle, lock the handgun in the vehicle’s trunk, lock the handgun in a locked container and place the container out of plain view, lock the handgun in a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle’s interior and not in plain view, or lock the handgun in a locked toolbox or utility box.
(d)(1) As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(A) “Locked container” means a secure container that is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, keylock, combination lock, or similar locking device. The term “locked container” does not include the utility or glove compartment of a motor vehicle.
(B) “Locked toolbox or utility box” means a fully enclosed container that is permanently affixed to the bed of a pickup truck or vehicle that does not contain a trunk, and is locked by a padlock, keylock, combination lock, or other similar locking device.
(D) “Trunk” means the fully enclosed and locked main storage or luggage compartment of a vehicle that is not accessible from the passenger compartment. A trunk does not include the rear of a hatchback, station wagon, or sport utility vehicle, any compartment which has a window, or a toolbox or utility box attached to the bed of a pickup truck.

Penal Code 30310
(a) Unless it is with the written permission of the school district superintendent, the superintendent’s designee, or equivalent school authority, no person shall carry ammunition or reloaded ammunition onto school grounds, except sworn law enforcement officers acting within the scope of their duties.
(b) This section shall not apply to any of the following:
(10)(A) A person carrying ammunition or reloaded ammunition onto school grounds that is in a motor vehicle at all times and is within a locked container or within the locked trunk of the vehicle.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “locked container” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 16850.

[Brown Guy]

If your employer finds out you are not wearing the required pink tutu on Tuesdays, it can also fire you.

An employer might fire a worker for any violation of a work rule, or 'just because' - https://www.worklawyers.com/at-will-...nt-california/

[Jeepergeo]

The lead in was to encourage thinking through the whole process and perhaps avoiding critical gaps. He seems like a guy that would be better served by getting a CC permit rather than a complicated work around that perhaps gets him just 25% of what he might ultimately need.