It seems weird, right? Well, it totally depends on the company for allowing delivery persons to carry a gun. Generally carrying a gun For a delivery boy is not an easy task. They need to meet the deadlines company norms and rules for carrying a gun while at work. To know more about it continue reading the article for your better knowledge. Have a glance.
Experiences of a delivery boy at the work.
Talking about a delivery boy he is a basic and normal human like us. Sometimes delivery boys also face ill-treatment by the receiving customer. We all had watched how delivery boys get fake charges just because of pathetic receiving customers. Yes; you hit your mind in right place, I am talking about that Bangalore girl, who placed unnecessary charges on the delivery boy. You don’t have a single right to criticize someone without evidence. Besides our police department is serious in these kinds of cases so the public doesn’t have to worry about unfair justice.
Especially delivery persons and car divers have a lot to go through. They need to take up late night orders or even early morning orders around 4 in the morning or 12 at the midnight. They can’t deal as they have to get paid. So sometimes they face horrifying incidents at night as they have to take up orders late as well. You might have listened to 3-4 cases that a delivery boy faces at the night.
Self-defense Technique for delivery boy.
They tote a right to protect themselves. In To protect themselves they need to learn self de defense that will be helpful for them if they face any kind of harassment or deadly incidents. If they don’t know the self-defense technique, there is probably one way they can go, and I;e calling 911 when they feel they are in trouble. Even the respective department must protect their delivery persons as they are working for them.
If yes; then where a delivery boy is not allowed to carry a gun?
Employers can forbid guns on-premises, which most of the large nationwide chains. I:e; domino’s, pizza Hut, etc. But it’s not the same case with the cab drivers, they have their company norms which they need to follow at any cost. Companies like Uber and Lyft do not allow permission to carry guns to their drivers. Companies have their policies that need to be filled off but the co-worker or the drivers. Some companies grant permission to carry a gun while at work for delivery persons or cab drivers to protect themselves from sudden attacks. But they also have some rules if they are allowed to carry a gun. Those rules are: They can only carry three pistols, and they are not allowed to carry guns on premises like buildings collage, schools… etc mostly in public places.
Incident of delivery boy fired for using a gun when isn’t allowed to.
If a delivery person is not allowed to carry a gun at work but still doing it.. it means that his job is at risk. If the person is found to be carrying a gun, he may be fired at the spot or later. In one incident a delivery person was not allowed to carry a gun but he still did it and saved his life. Unfortunately, he was fired later on the charge of company policies.
Opinions of a delivery boy for carrying a gun.
According to the opinions of the delivery boy, they clearly said “They feel safe if they carry a gun with them “. Because they need to deliver some food items or any kind of parcels, for which they need to travel at empty streets in the night. So they prefer much on protecting themselves.
CONCLUSION:
Moving straight forward...Generally yes, a delivery person can carry a gun until they meet the legal requirements of the state. It basically depends on the state and the company policy of the company employing the driver. You might have heard many cases on the internet around the world about how delivery persons and cab drivers have protected themselves by the use of armed forces. So basically if you see so it still depends on the company rules.