Here's a question for you legal experts out there.
What should one do under the following circumstances?
Someone works in an urban setting, which just so happens to include hospitals and a university. In the past month, there have been robberies, muggings, and even fatal shootings within a few blocks from the employee's building or parking deck, even in well lit conditions. If the person doesn't get out of work (in a university building) until well after dark, and has to walk 3 to 4 blocks to get to the parking deck, there is a good possibility that something could go wrong.
Obviously it is unlawful to bring a gun into the university building, but just outside the building is fair game. There are no boundaries which separate the school from downtown district. I've come to the conclusion that the best solution would be to carry a knife or pepper spray, which is not a good option where shootings are common. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.
Ps..Keep in mind, there may or may not be cameras on the sides of buildings. The thought came to mind that if the individual carried anyways, and ran into an altercation, ended up shooting someone and had to explain it to the police, there would be the possibility that the person "had gone made it back to his/her vehicle, realized that they had dropped something along the way back, grabbed the firearm from vehicle just in case, and was looking for a lost item en route when the attack occurred." The potential cameras would show the truth.
Also thought about taking the firearm dissassembled in bookbag/purse to work, then assemble and load it on the way out. It's still a gun, but if for some reason there were a search at work, it would not pose the same threat in the workplace that a fully chambered gun would.
This comes from a scenario discussed after all the recent violence in the area. Thanks for any insight or feedback.
What should one do under the following circumstances?
Someone works in an urban setting, which just so happens to include hospitals and a university. In the past month, there have been robberies, muggings, and even fatal shootings within a few blocks from the employee's building or parking deck, even in well lit conditions. If the person doesn't get out of work (in a university building) until well after dark, and has to walk 3 to 4 blocks to get to the parking deck, there is a good possibility that something could go wrong.
Obviously it is unlawful to bring a gun into the university building, but just outside the building is fair game. There are no boundaries which separate the school from downtown district. I've come to the conclusion that the best solution would be to carry a knife or pepper spray, which is not a good option where shootings are common. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.
Ps..Keep in mind, there may or may not be cameras on the sides of buildings. The thought came to mind that if the individual carried anyways, and ran into an altercation, ended up shooting someone and had to explain it to the police, there would be the possibility that the person "had gone made it back to his/her vehicle, realized that they had dropped something along the way back, grabbed the firearm from vehicle just in case, and was looking for a lost item en route when the attack occurred." The potential cameras would show the truth.
Also thought about taking the firearm dissassembled in bookbag/purse to work, then assemble and load it on the way out. It's still a gun, but if for some reason there were a search at work, it would not pose the same threat in the workplace that a fully chambered gun would.
This comes from a scenario discussed after all the recent violence in the area. Thanks for any insight or feedback.