She should have at LEAST left the weapon in the car and had the "buyer" come down to the parking lot to view it !

It should have been encased or left outside in her vehicle. I'm a little surprised that it took 20 minutes to figure out that there was no threat, but since I wasn't there, I won't try to second guess the reaction. Better safe than sorry.

ADP is a private firm that does payroll services and other things.

If she didn't secure permission to bring a firearm on private property, she'll probably be looking for a another job.

If folks would just use their heads for something other than hanging their ears on, things like this wouldn't happen. How can you not expect someone to call in on that? Where I live, we have a gun show a couple of times a year and of course, people bring guns to sell and trade. The problem is there isn't good parking close to the facility, and people can be seen walking up the main street with guns. Talk about 911 lighting up like a Christmas tree! If it weren't for the obvious dangers of ignoring the calls because the gun show is in town, it would be comical.

I think everyone has pretty much hit the nail on the head for this particular situation. Common sense should dictate that there are work places where open display of firearms is inappropriate.
On a similar note, my state allows open carry of pistols (holstered of course). My state also allows certain citizens to obtain a CCW permit. Our state is one with some of the stricter CCW requirements therefore not everyone can obtain one. I don't have a problem with open carry and have done it myself. Unfortunately there is a remote possibility that some person who is deathly afraid of firearms will see someone utilizing open carry somewhere in public. I'm going to go out on a limb here and state that its too bad for the person that doesn't like it. If it is permitted by law, its legal and there is nothing the complainer can do but gripe about it. My opinion is if you don't like it...hey...don't look at it.

I presume ADP is some kind of government agency office? Having been a US federal government employee most of my life and I can certainly see why its workers have a tendency to "go postal". It's a well-known fact that the scum floats to the top in our federal civil service system. It's all about who you know, how bright you can polish their apple (or a certain part of their anatomy), and/or how good you are at making the performance of others look worse than your own ("backstabbing"). There is no respect for good hard work. If you're not nuts when you go to work for the feds, you soon will be. A real recipe for disaster.

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Good on Bella, you do have a sense of humor after all!