Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I have my own small business. One of the perks is I make my own hours. That said I normally head to the shooting range about 2-3 times a month around 10-11am. But, right afterward I normally head right to the office. I don't like to keep my gun in my car so I take it into my office and leave it under my desk. The gun is unloaded and in a carry bag.

Is this okay? Or, should I head home after my shooting range session?

Virginia? AFAIK, your business, your rules, your lease so it is up to you on whether you do it or not. Why not just carry it while at work?

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Your clear! http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504 ... d+18.2-308

C. Except as provided in subsection A of § 18.2-308.012, this section shall not apply to:

1. Any person while in his own place of business;

Thanks for the responses. I don't have a conceals carry permit and wasn't sure if it was allowed to have your firearm with you outside of your home and/or shooting range. If I do have my gun bag with me I try not to leave it in the car, don't want it stolen or something crazy.

Thanks for the feedback!

You may be OK now, and I generally keep a few laying around my office just in the course of what hoss-tradin' I do. but that might not last.
(1) A possible problem might arise with OSHA. I seem to remember hearing sometime back they were about to prohibit firearms in the workplace as safety hazards. I don't think they did, but who knows what they may try next under the Obama administration?
(2) Then, too, you might get some employee who happens to be one of those whining, hand-wringing adherents of Sarah Brady claiming there is a "hostile work environment" because you are a gun-totin' freak. Right now, I think that only applies to sexual (and maybe racial) harassment, but it might get them unemployment when they quit. And the lawyers never quit trying to expand theories of employer liability.
(3) The other thing that I'm afraid we may see is that insurance companies may either refuse or upcharge coverage if an underwriting inspection turns up guns on the premises. I don't remember being asked that question, but they are getting pickier and pickier and more and more intrusive; and the damned gub'mint has bailed some of them out and so mat=y exert pressure in that direction.

I'd rather pay more insurance (if it were to happen) then have my insurance company pay out to my wife.

Like others have said, you should be ok, but unless there is a reason why you would be disqualified, I'd rectify the situation completely and just get a CHP.

Thanks for the feedback. I own a property management company with three employees. So, it's not a large firm or anything. No one at my office knows I have the gun besides my brother who's a partner in the company, I keep it in the bag and locked in my desk when I'm at the office.

I agree with Stratojaxter, just get a Concealed Carry Permit, even if you don't carry it protects you in case you get pulled over and you forgot to display the firearm openly. For me it was about protecting me from the Law.

You own the business? you have that right to have the firearm in your business.
Do you own the building? or do you lease it?
is it attached to other businesses?
If you rent or you share common grounds with others you will need to check your lease agreement and see what it says
about firearms on premises.

Here is some Legal information:
SUMMARY OF THE RECENT MCDONALD V. CHICAGO GUN CASE

http://www.gunlawsbystate.com/#!/states ... stitution/

http://www.fedcoplaw.com/html/federal_f ... _laws.html

Most Property owners would not restrict firearms, think of the strip centers where Gun shops are.
I would question it if we were in New York, Colorado Illinois or California but in Virginia I doubt a landlord would put in
such a clause.

Carry on