I posted a thread about CCW in the NH Statehouse. Now I'll explain why it caught my eye. I work in one of the state buildings, here in Boston. The building is managed by the Bureau of State Office Buildings - BSB for short. The BSB has a no weapons policy, but for awhile was allowing me and a fellow employee to check our weapons at the State Police desk in the lobby of the building. The director of security for the BSB objected, stating that storage was provided for vising LEO's, only. He also noted that some visitors, unaware of the no weapons policy, were also allowed to store their weapon.
The end result? The building no longer affords weapons storage to building employees with a LTC. Our choice? From the BSB's perspective, we should "leave 'em at home." This strikes me as a denial of my constitutional right to bear arms.
I've been keeping Jim Wallace (GOAL) appraised of developments, but I know he is very busy with legilative issues. It's not clear what our options are at this point. I only see three: don't carry (not acceptable), initiate a court challege to the implementation of the policy ($$$), or carry anyway and don't tell. Being law-abiding by nature, I feel a little squeamish about carrying anyway. On the other hand, the weapons policy is just that - a policy, and not backed by existing state law. If discovered, I know I could be asked to leave the building, but there could be additional consequences, too.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks. (sorry for the long post)
The end result? The building no longer affords weapons storage to building employees with a LTC. Our choice? From the BSB's perspective, we should "leave 'em at home." This strikes me as a denial of my constitutional right to bear arms.
I've been keeping Jim Wallace (GOAL) appraised of developments, but I know he is very busy with legilative issues. It's not clear what our options are at this point. I only see three: don't carry (not acceptable), initiate a court challege to the implementation of the policy ($$$), or carry anyway and don't tell. Being law-abiding by nature, I feel a little squeamish about carrying anyway. On the other hand, the weapons policy is just that - a policy, and not backed by existing state law. If discovered, I know I could be asked to leave the building, but there could be additional consequences, too.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks. (sorry for the long post)