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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 518931" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I'm not condoning the actions of this driver and <em>if the facts as related to us are true</em> then he is in clear violation of both company policy and the law, and his termination ought to be upheld.</p><p> </p><p>That being said, the assertion that "carrying a gun while wearing browns is a catastrophe waiting to happen" is nothing more than ignorant fear-mongering.</p><p> </p><p>I have had a concealed handgun permit for over 12 years. On many occasions I have been armed---<em>off the clock and off UPS property---</em>after work while still wearing browns. No catastrophe has occured.</p><p> </p><p>Contrary to popular liberal beliefs, the posession of a gun does <em>not</em> turn the bearer into a psychotic maniac. 200 million gun owners <em>didnt </em>kill anyone today.</p><p> </p><p>UPS's "no weapons" policy is meant to protect the company from liability, NOT to protect its employees from harm. A murdered employee can be replaced with one who will be in progression for 3 years and do the same work for $10,000 a year less, so his/her death contitutes a net financial gain for the company. On the other hand, if that same employee succesfully uses a gun to save his/her own life, the family of the scumbag who tried to rob or murder him can sue UPS and hope to hit the jackpot against a company with deep pockets.</p><p> </p><p>In the lawsuit-happy society we live in I cant really blame UPS for its no-weapons rule, although I wish that there was some way for those of us with carry permits to purchase our own liability insurance coverage that would shield UPS from litigation in case we had to defend ourselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 518931, member: 14668"] I'm not condoning the actions of this driver and [I]if the facts as related to us are true[/I] then he is in clear violation of both company policy and the law, and his termination ought to be upheld. That being said, the assertion that "carrying a gun while wearing browns is a catastrophe waiting to happen" is nothing more than ignorant fear-mongering. I have had a concealed handgun permit for over 12 years. On many occasions I have been armed---[I]off the clock and off UPS property---[/I]after work while still wearing browns. No catastrophe has occured. Contrary to popular liberal beliefs, the posession of a gun does [I]not[/I] turn the bearer into a psychotic maniac. 200 million gun owners [I]didnt [/I]kill anyone today. UPS's "no weapons" policy is meant to protect the company from liability, NOT to protect its employees from harm. A murdered employee can be replaced with one who will be in progression for 3 years and do the same work for $10,000 a year less, so his/her death contitutes a net financial gain for the company. On the other hand, if that same employee succesfully uses a gun to save his/her own life, the family of the scumbag who tried to rob or murder him can sue UPS and hope to hit the jackpot against a company with deep pockets. In the lawsuit-happy society we live in I cant really blame UPS for its no-weapons rule, although I wish that there was some way for those of us with carry permits to purchase our own liability insurance coverage that would shield UPS from litigation in case we had to defend ourselves. [/QUOTE]
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