By Cyrus Afzali Twice as many states have relaxed gun laws since the Newtown school massacre than those that have passed laws to tighten them, a report showed Thursday. Ten states have passed 17 laws making it easier for people to get or carry firearms. Five states have introduced seven laws making it more difficult, …
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Jan 23 2013
Aiming To Please: Guns In The Workplace
By Jeffrey I. Pasek What will you do when the CEO calls tomorrow morning and says, “I just got a report that two of our employees are carrying loaded guns at work, or they have them in their cars in the employee parking lot?” Given the spotlight on guns since the devastating shootings in Sandy …
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Dec 19 2012
Connecticut mass shootings reveal our national shame
By Richard Cohen The shock of Newtown, Conn., is its Norman Rockwell quality. It is a sampler of a place with high-steepled churches and the usual gathering spots — coffee shops and such, and repeated testimonies to the serenity of the town. But what happened there — the sheer horror, the incomprehensible number of victims …
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Feb 03 2012
Make My Day business law that would protect use of deadly force in workplace advances in Colorado
from The Washington Post Colorado takes pride in its Western entrepreneurial spirit — and that extends to the belief of some lawmakers that business owners should be able to use deadly force against anyone who tries to take what’s theirs. It’s an idea that conjures Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry, and its supporters have taken liberties …
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Oct 07 2011
Tools For Responding to a Newly Armed Workforce
By Jeffrey S. Beck, Inside Indiana Business As a result, many employers enacted policies requiring employees bringing guns to work to disclose them or face discipline. As of July 1, 2011, the legislature revised the statute to also ban employers from requiring such disclosure. Employers cannot prevent employees from keeping guns in their vehicles on …
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Sep 29 2011
Texas Gun Law Adds New Level of Vigilance for Employers
By Matthew Heller, Workforce Management As a result of a new law, Texas employers have been amending their workplace violence policies so employees can store legally owned guns in their vehicles while they are at work. The law, which went into effect Sept. 1, is intended to provide extra security for commuters who drive through …
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Sep 01 2011
New TX Law: Parking Lot Packing at Work
By Sally MacDonald, MyFoxHouston.com It’s an explosive new law. Starting Thursday most Texas businesses must allow their employees to bring guns to work. The law allows Texans to keep firearms and ammunition in their locked cars while at work and bans employers from setting policies that prohibit them. Employers can still prohibit people from carrying …
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