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Last Saturday (Aug 25) my company held their 'Family Picnic' at Alderbrook park in Hockinson, Wa. Being a Wa. CPL holder I decided to run the risk of termination by 'smuggling' my .45 into the assemblage.
I know, I know... I was tempting fate (pokin' a stick at a dog through a fence as it were), but there's a reason for it. Seems on Wednesday of last week a 'disgruntled former employeee' called and made a threat to the effect of "I'm gunna come down there and shoot everybody!", or some such.
The result is ever since Thursday morning we've had to show ID to a guard at the gate (an UNARMED guard mind you...not even OC spray) in an effort to 'ensure our safety'. Yeah.. right. What's the guard gunna do? Yell "STOP! Or.... I'll tell you to stop AGAIN!"? Basicly all it amounted to was making EXTRA sure we were all a bunch of disarmed sheeple behind that lockdown fence. This of course doesn't even take into account the 3/4 mile UNSECURED shoreline on the north side of the plant.
But I digress. As I suspected, when I approached the entrance to the park there was ZERO security presence. Zip, Zilch, NADA. I figured, if they were concerned enough to tighten security (
) at the plant, I wasn't going to take any chances at the picnic, so I slipped the .45 in under a couple of heavy books, my big glass SEE-gar ashtray, and an empty water bottle in my bag. They never even gave the bag a cursory look. Yeah.. you're REAL concerned about our safety alright. I never pulled it out of the bag, but the bag was in my posession at all times.
Like I said before, I realize I was treading a fine line with my employment, but I'd rather take a chance with my finances than with my life.
Last Saturday (Aug 25) my company held their 'Family Picnic' at Alderbrook park in Hockinson, Wa. Being a Wa. CPL holder I decided to run the risk of termination by 'smuggling' my .45 into the assemblage.
I know, I know... I was tempting fate (pokin' a stick at a dog through a fence as it were), but there's a reason for it. Seems on Wednesday of last week a 'disgruntled former employeee' called and made a threat to the effect of "I'm gunna come down there and shoot everybody!", or some such.
The result is ever since Thursday morning we've had to show ID to a guard at the gate (an UNARMED guard mind you...not even OC spray) in an effort to 'ensure our safety'. Yeah.. right. What's the guard gunna do? Yell "STOP! Or.... I'll tell you to stop AGAIN!"? Basicly all it amounted to was making EXTRA sure we were all a bunch of disarmed sheeple behind that lockdown fence. This of course doesn't even take into account the 3/4 mile UNSECURED shoreline on the north side of the plant.
But I digress. As I suspected, when I approached the entrance to the park there was ZERO security presence. Zip, Zilch, NADA. I figured, if they were concerned enough to tighten security (
Like I said before, I realize I was treading a fine line with my employment, but I'd rather take a chance with my finances than with my life.