Corporate Anit-Gun Policies

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Bear 45/70 wrote:

It says "The woman was believed to have worked at Microsoft". "Believed" being the operative word. They are guessing and you can't blame anyone except her estranged husband for this.

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She did in fact work for M$.

What makes it worse is that before she did, she was an Associate Public Defender that specialised in Domestic Violence. She should have known better...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/melissabatten

The PI has an update to this here:

Couple in murder-suicide identified
Wife had sought protection order just days before

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T-RaV wrote:

Bear 45/70 wrote:

It says "The woman was believed to have worked at Microsoft". "Believed" being the operative word. They are guessing and you can't blame anyone except her estranged husband for this.

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She did in fact work for M$.

What makes it worse is that before she did, she was an Associate Public Defender that specialised in Domestic Violence. She should have known better...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/melissabatten

The PI has an update to this here:

Couple in murder-suicide identified
Wife had sought protection order just days before

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Unfortunately the old saw applies here. "You can't fix stupid" and she had to be stupid if she really thought aprotection order would do anything at all for her after what she did for a living before.

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As a new employee who knows people living in that apartment complex (also employees), it makes me frustrated that I won't have the right to carry to and from work. Anyone have suggestions a good way to start getting the policy changed (without getting myself crucified by HR in the process)?

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Tawnos wrote:

As a new employee who knows people living in that apartment complex (also employees), it makes me frustrated that I won't have the right to carry to and from work. Anyone have suggestions a good way to start getting the policy changed (without getting myself crucified by HR in the process)?

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Sorry bud. This is the Holy Grail for me and I hope to see some positive litigation over it so that I can openly carry at work. Unfortunately I will have to hide the fact that I carry and hope that I never have to use my weapon for self defense as I will surely lose my job over it.

In the meantime, I would suggest that you visit http://www.activeprogear.com/and obtain a couple discrete carry holsters.

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Tawnos wrote: As a new employee who knows people living in that apartment complex (also employees), it makes me frustrated that I won't have the right to carry to and from work. Anyone have suggestions a good way to start getting the policy changed (without getting myself crucified by HR in the process)?

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I've sent an email to HR about the policy. Maybe they'll get back to me soon. It's very frustrating though.

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Another employee, or just a random citizen? Since I'm a new hire I'm a bit afraid to stir the pot (I'll wait a year till my hiring bonuses are clear ), but if others (those in the msguns autogroup, maybe?) want to start something, we could put together a list of concerns, as well as contradictions. When I say contradictions, I'm thinking about things like "want employees to be safe" and "will provide a safe ride to your car at night" - nevermind that I bike and would therefore need a safe ride home.

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Oooh... I didn't know there as a DL; I looked for one but couldn't find it.

I've yet to receive a response to my inquiry. I was "handed off" to my local HR person... I'll send a follow up mail today.

I also asked about traveling to and from Microsoft as their policy would obvious disarm people that don't live at Microsoft.