Wells Fargo Employee Fired for Carrying Concealed Handgun

I don't agree with the policy, but they are well within their right to have such a policy.

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WF policy on disarming their employees, the company is private and they are allowed to make any policy they please.

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Well, if it's there policy of no guns in the work place, one should not work there if they want to CC.

The employee was wrong. Should of left it in car.

WF was well within their right to fire her.

Once again, people confuse the purpose of their constitutional rights, and what they guarantee against. You hear it all the time when somebody gets axed b/c they made a comment about gays or extreme religious beliefs or any of random dumb shite. They all say "but OMG first amendment!!1!!1" Constitutional rights are there to keep the government from taking free speech or to bear arms etc. away, not from a private entity. I have no idea what legal ground shes going to stand on, and I think this case will gets its 15min of fame then be brushed under the rug.

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Well, now all the criminals know that no one at Wells Fargo is armed

Her attorney states that Florida has a law that prohibits WF from denying her the right to conceal carry while working. I don't know about the validity of this, but if try, she gone get paid. I do know that Alabama recently passed a similar law. I don't know all of the minute details but I know with the exception of some employers such as schools and maybe hospitals and a few others, an employer has a really hard time stopping it's employees from carrying.

I agree with both the company's policy and their decision to fire her.

frick those pussies.

I used to work for Wells years ago. I never carried on site but always had a gun in my car. They would make us sign employee agreements that said no guns anywhere, even in parking lots that may be public. I just kept my mouth shut and didnt worry about the agreement.

Not sure I can agree with the employee on this one however.

I did risk my job by open carrying when I had to enter the office 1 week after Katrina. I was the only one there and just figured the risk was worth it considering the rumors going at that time.