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Gun issue likely to be a showdown
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AUSTIN - For thousands of Texans, the right to own and carry a gun is no less an essential ingredient of life than the right to own a house, a business or other piece of property.
The Second Amendment and private property rights may even edge out football and give motherhood a run for its money among the values that define the Lone Star State.
And in a Legislature dominated by conservative Republicans, guns and private-property rights have peacefully coexisted in a common political base - at least until now.
This session, business owners - who are among the biggest advocates of private property rights - are up in arms (pun intended) over legislation that would override the restrictions of many employers and allow people who have concealed handgun licenses to bring their pistols onto company property, provided they leave them locked in their cars.
The confrontation is forcing lawmakers to make an unusual choice between two potent forces - the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights advocates on one side and the business community with its deep-pocket campaign contributors on the other.
see the rest of this story at http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/robison/4717185.html
The Second Amendment and private property rights may even edge out football and give motherhood a run for its money among the values that define the Lone Star State.
And in a Legislature dominated by conservative Republicans, guns and private-property rights have peacefully coexisted in a common political base - at least until now.
This session, business owners - who are among the biggest advocates of private property rights - are up in arms (pun intended) over legislation that would override the restrictions of many employers and allow people who have concealed handgun licenses to bring their pistols onto company property, provided they leave them locked in their cars.
The confrontation is forcing lawmakers to make an unusual choice between two potent forces - the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights advocates on one side and the business community with its deep-pocket campaign contributors on the other.
see the rest of this story at http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/robison/4717185.html
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I'm thinking it was Oklahoma and there were 14 employees who lost their jobs. I'll do some searching and post more details.
AUSTIN - For thousands of Texans, the right to own and carry a gun is no less an essential ingredient of life than the right to own a house, a business or other piece of property.
The Second Amendment and private property rights may even edge out football and give motherhood a run for its money among the values that define the Lone Star State.
And in a Legislature dominated by conservative Republicans, guns and private-property rights have peacefully coexisted in a common political base - at least until now.
This session, business owners - who are among the biggest advocates of private property rights - are up in arms (pun intended) over legislation that would override the restrictions of many employers and allow people who have concealed handgun licenses to bring their pistols onto company property, provided they leave them locked in their cars.
The confrontation is forcing lawmakers to make an unusual choice between two potent forces - the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights advocates on one side and the business community with its deep-pocket campaign contributors on the other.
see the rest of this story at http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/robison/4717185.html
Texas gun carry rights are not really that long lived. Sort of funny really....Texas has not had the right to carry concealed very long. And open carry is still illegal there.
I can't remember any of the details, but a major corporation fired some employees recently for that very thing. They asked the local law enforcement to assist in searching employees cars with dogs on the ruse that they were searching for drugs. When the dogs struck on certain cars, they had the employees come and agree to being searched. If a firearm was found, the employee was fired on the spot.
I'm thinking it was Oklahoma and there were 14 employees who lost their jobs. I'll do some searching and post more details.
I'm pretty sure the incident you are referring to was
Conoco Phillips and they did it either in Bartlesville or Tulsa Oklahoma. maybe someone else has more info.
It should be a tricky legal issue, but regrettably, corporate policy trumps the little guy. Ever wonder where the packing evecutive keeps his piece? And don't think a guy making $800K, with a $8 mil bonus, doesn't carry.
The gun laws in Texas are not nearly as great as folks think. The gun laws in Alaska blow Texas gun laws away. Even a tree hugging liberal state like Oregon has better gun laws then Texas and the right to carry.
Texas has had a zero tolerance policy against non CCW handguns because of kneejerk reactions from all the LEO highway shootings over the years, but According to the Brady bunch Oregon gets and C-, Texas gets a D- I would much rather be a gunowner in Tx than anywhere near the Left coast, ITS TEXAS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
We are hoping that this legislation will be re-introduced this year.
This legislation was in response to the firing of employees of Weyerhaeuser and a couple of other companies in the midwest.