Bank manager, fired after carrying gun into work, files suit

[mrjarrell]

Well, here's wishing her luck, but a private employer should have the right to set policy on their own property, even if we dislike their policy. It was pretty clear, apparently what their policy was. She broke it. Maybe she can find another job someplace where the rules are different.

Bank manager, fired after carrying gun into work, files suit

 

[Cameramonkey]

Yup. Hope the judge laughs in her face. She broke policy, she deserves to be fired. If you feel that strongly about carrying, get a job at an employer that shares your feeling.

She broke the rules and got caught.

 

[armedindy]

Well, here's wishing her luck, but a private employer should have the right to set policy on their own property, even if we dislike their policy. It was pretty clear, apparently what their policy was. She broke it. Maybe she can find another job someplace where the rules are different.

Bank manager, fired after carrying gun into work, files suit

you know she can't..you know none of us can...unless she becomes a cop

 

[K_W]

Surprised at the responses here. Usual mantra here is "conceal" despite policy because "no job is worth your life".

Yes, it's private property, but does the bank have an armed gaurd? If not, she's a sitting duck.

 

[Thrown Hammer]

I think they are refering to the lawsuit, not the carrying.

 

[88GT]

Surprised at the responses here. Usual advise is "conceal" bespite policy.

Yes, it's private property, but does the bank have an armed gaurd? If not, she's a sitting duck.

If she would have asked what our advice was, I am sure she would have gotten that one as well as others. But that ship has sailed. The issue now is that she was caught. Even the "concealed means concealed" crowd recognizes that the business should have the authority to set its own policy regarding firearms. She deemed it better to be judged by her boss than carried by 12. She's getting the chance to find out if that was the case. Whether or not there was an armed guard in place is somewhat irrelevant.

 

[level0]

I feel for her, but I think the employer has a right to their policy. My current employer has the same policy, and I'm not going to test it.

 

[snorko]

IIRC federal banking regs restrict firearms in banks for bank employees.

 

[Dead Duck]

IIRC federal banking regs restrict firearms in banks for bank employees.

That is exactly it. "IIRC federal banking regs".

And don't most rules and regulations start with liabilities set as a standard by the insurance companies?
Isn't Wells Fargo insured by the FDIC?

A Federal Company.

This might play out differently from other private properties.

 

[traderdan]

I have had several jobs that I would have lost, had they known I was armed...I do not blame the individual for choosing to be armed. A job can be replaced...

 

[MisterChester]

I have had several jobs that I would have lost, had they known I was armed...I do not blame the individual for choosing to be armed. A job can be replaced...

This. +1

 

[ajeandy]

This lady is an idiot for filing a lawsuit. I'm assuming that...she and her attorney are under the impression wells fargo will settle outside of court? ha. I love the quote at the end of the article from her lawyer that says "The second amendment is not a privilege. It’s a freakin’ right.”

Seriously? What law school did this guy go to? It says nothing about you being able to carry a firearm onto private property. Sure, she can own one. That's the extent.

 

[Lectric102002]

She obviously has more money than sense. Or, her lawyer is taking it pro bono.

 

[Razer]

Makes me glad my employer does not care, they'd not want it to show I'm sure but there is no policy against carry. Pretty nice actually, but rare I'm sure.

 

[Duke Short]

Wells Fargo sucks anyway. So does their policy. Sorry she lost her job but it's the rules of the game. Did I mention that I think Wells Fargo SUCKS. IMHO

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Being insured by the FDIC doesn't mean that any ol' bank is some how a "federal bank".

I'm sure there are laws against it inside Federal Reserve Banks.

But your neighborhood 5/3, Huntington, PNC, etc? No laws against it, generally speaking.

(This is just like those folks who claim that the Fed. Transportation regulations proscribe carrying in a commercial vehicle)

-J-

 

[backfire]

Wells Fargo is a faceless, emotionless, politically driven banking monster and even if she was in the right (IMO she's not) they'll simply outspend her in court and she'll lose by monetary attrition. Good luck says I...

 

[downlinx]

it actually states in the wells fargo employee handbook that if an employee has a weapon at work disciplinary actions will be taken. So she is at risk for her own firing.