What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WA
I posted this on another part of the forum but this may be the more appropriate thread...
The following is a real incident given to me for my legal class on the 4th.
This was a real life incident that happened at a private corporation when an employee happens to forget they had a firearm in their bag when it went through x-ray. The employee was recreationally shooting the day before and had left the gun in the bag.
(The employee is legally able to own and carry a gun in the state)
I know administrative searches can apply to airports, federal buildings, etc...
What I have found out was private property and gov buildings have to post signage (no weapons, guns, knives, etc...) on their property before entry
It was known per company policy that no weapons are allowed but its not posted. You can however have a firearm in your vehicle. That being said, when the employee walked into the building, the weapon was seen in the bag via x-ray. The person running the x-ray stopped the x-ray and directed
employee to put hands in the air. Employee not realizing what was happening freaked out and questioned other employee running machine. The employee was several feet away from the bag and made no advancement or intentions of being threatening. Other employees (Officers that work in building arrived) and stood by employee until management could arrive.
In short, the employee was directed to be handcuffed, which did not happen and his bag seized. The employee had also made it known they requested to leave the property, (in the beginning of the incident) for the day because of the traumatic incident they went through. The bag was taken to undisclosed location and searched.
What I am trying to determine is was the employee basically in custody and was the bag illegally seized and searched.
Keep in mind the employees working the xray and that had arrived to assist are private police employed by the business.
The employee is now seeking legal action against the business....
I posted this on another part of the forum but this may be the more appropriate thread...
The following is a real incident given to me for my legal class on the 4th.
This was a real life incident that happened at a private corporation when an employee happens to forget they had a firearm in their bag when it went through x-ray. The employee was recreationally shooting the day before and had left the gun in the bag.
(The employee is legally able to own and carry a gun in the state)
I know administrative searches can apply to airports, federal buildings, etc...
What I have found out was private property and gov buildings have to post signage (no weapons, guns, knives, etc...) on their property before entry
It was known per company policy that no weapons are allowed but its not posted. You can however have a firearm in your vehicle. That being said, when the employee walked into the building, the weapon was seen in the bag via x-ray. The person running the x-ray stopped the x-ray and directed
employee to put hands in the air. Employee not realizing what was happening freaked out and questioned other employee running machine. The employee was several feet away from the bag and made no advancement or intentions of being threatening. Other employees (Officers that work in building arrived) and stood by employee until management could arrive.
In short, the employee was directed to be handcuffed, which did not happen and his bag seized. The employee had also made it known they requested to leave the property, (in the beginning of the incident) for the day because of the traumatic incident they went through. The bag was taken to undisclosed location and searched.
What I am trying to determine is was the employee basically in custody and was the bag illegally seized and searched.
Keep in mind the employees working the xray and that had arrived to assist are private police employed by the business.
The employee is now seeking legal action against the business....
