farma said:
My employer of 25+ years has a 'no weapons' policy. I have read the policy and it states that those employees who have a CFP will be provided a lock-box to secure their weapon while on duty.
That's actually rather supportive of them. Many employers completely ban weapons not only in the building, etc., but even prohibit them from being stored in employees' personal vehicles if parked on company property. For many people that effectively makes them unable to defend themselves from the time they leave home in the morning until they get home in the evening.
Providing lockboxes indicates an unusual level of tolerance.
It sounds to me like you have two choices (when you get your permit). You can carry very deeply concealed, on the theory that what they don't know won't hurt them, or you can follow their policies and keep your gun locked in their box or in your car while on duty. Only you can make this choice, you have to weigh the likelihood of getting made even with a deep concealment holster against the likelihood of needing to defend yourself and make a call. Or find another job, but it sounds like you've ruled that out.
I don't have to worry about this issue since although my employer prohibits weapons in the office, I work from home.
Additionally, I am a lay leader in my church, which also has a no weapon policy. I currently spend an average of 20 hours a week at the church meetinghouse.
Lots of us struggle with this. Again there's a choice to be made, though the stakes are a little different. Carrying in a prohibited church in Utah is illegal, but it's only an infraction, like a moving violation, so getting caught would just result in a minor fine. You wouldn't even lose your CFP. Then there's the other issue you raised, which is that if you believe the church leadership speaks with authority, and they've chosen to prohibit guns, is it wrong of you to go against that policy? And there's the question of how likely it is that you'll need your gun at church.
Personally, I don't carry in church. If I happen to forget sometime and walk in the building with my weapon still in the holster, I won't sweat it too much, and if I ever feel prompted to carry I certainly will, but I don't carry.
Like many issues around carrying a deadly weapon, these are very personal questions and only you can answer them.
