TX - - TX - SB730 - Employer parking lot bill filed

[Pappy]

http://www.texasshooting.com/TexasCHL_Forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=20064&start=0

A+ rated Sen. Hegar has filed SB730 which, if passed, will protect employees from employer policies forbidding the storage of firearms in the employee's locked motor vehicle while in a company parking lot, garage or other parking area.

[d90king]

Sounds like they are following Oklahoma's lead. ;)
http://www.gun-politics.org/showthread.php?t=58

[Mannlicher]

Florida may have been among the first States that codified a Citizen's right to have a weapon in the car, when parked on private property.
WalMart, Disney, and others still have this tied up in the courts.
This is not without a seeming conflict of interest on the part of the State though. In Florida, this 'right' is ONLY available to those Citizens, about 2%, that have paid the State for a CCW license.
Florida has tied the revenue producing aspect of CCW to a number of issues, such as weapons possession in State Parks, etc.
I really hate to have to BUY my rights from the State, ya know?

[Rich-D]

I really hate to have to BUY my rights from the State

Amen!

Rich

[kenhwind]

(5) POSSESSION IN PRIVATE CONVEYANCE.--Notwithstanding subsection (2), it is lawful and is not a violation of s. 790.01 for a person 18 years of age or older to possess a concealed firearm or other weapon for self-defense or other lawful purpose within the interior of a private conveyance, without a license, if the firearm or other weapon is securely encased or is otherwise not readily accessible for immediate use. Nothing herein contained prohibits the carrying of a legal firearm other than a handgun anywhere in a private conveyance when such firearm is being carried for a lawful use. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the carrying of a concealed firearm or other weapon on the person. This subsection shall be liberally construed in favor of the lawful use, ownership, and possession of firearms and other weapons, including lawful self-defense as provided in s. 776.012.

[kenhwind]

3) LEGISLATIVE INTENT; FINDINGS.--This act is intended to codify the long-standing legislative policy of the state that individual citizens have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms, that they have a constitutional right to possess and keep legally owned firearms within their motor vehicles for self-defense and other lawful purposes, and that these rights are not abrogated by virtue of a citizen becoming a customer, employee, or invitee of a business entity. It is the finding of the Legislature that a citizen's lawful possession, transportation, and secure keeping of firearms and ammunition within his or her motor vehicle is essential to the exercise of the fundamental constitutional right to keep and bear arms and the constitutional right of self-defense. The Legislature finds that protecting and preserving these rights is essential to the exercise of freedom and individual responsibility. The Legislature further finds that no citizen can or should be required to waive or abrogate his or her right to possess and securely keep firearms and ammunition locked within his or her motor vehicle by virtue of becoming a customer, employee, or invitee of any employer or business establishment within the state, unless specifically required by state or federal law.

There are some exceptions to this for further info please see:
www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0790/ch0790.htm

[Carole-K]

Kenhwind,

Thank you for clarifying the Florida law by posting and linking to the applicable statues.

Just a friendly moderator reminder though:
This is a thread about pending Texas legislation and as the Florida statutes relate to similar legislation in Texas they'll remain here. If the topic goes off on a tangent about Florida (or any other state) law we'll have to split the topic, so let's keep it on the pending Texas legislation.

[kenhwind]

Yes I see that now, never even dawned on me to start a new thread, we can do that if you think we should. I was thinking "parking lot laws etc.
Sometimes it seems that the topic is related, but I do agree with you.

[Carole-K]

Yes I see that now, never even dawned on me to start a new thread, we can do that if you think we should. I was thinking "parking lot laws etc.
Sometimes it seems that the topic is related, but I do agree with you.
If you want to start a thread about the FL laws that's fine. But I think that leaving these references here, as they provide comparison to the pending TX legislation is fine.