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 …
Tag Archive: Gun laws
Feb
03
2012
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Mar
18
2011
Arming Teachers and Staff…Improving School Safety?
By Rick Shaw, Awareity.com In response to the January 2011 shooting at a Nebraska high school that killed one school administrator and seriously injured another, Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial has introduced LB 516. The bill would allow security guards, administrators and teachers to carry a concealed handgun at Nebraska public and private schools, including …
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Mar
16
2011
Senate OKs letting Texans keep guns in car at work
from The Houston Chronicle Texans would be allowed to keep firearms and ammunition in their cars and trucks while they are at work, under a bill approved Tuesday by the state Senate over the objections of business groups. The bill would ban employers from setting policies that prohibit guns from their parking lots. It is …
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Mar
03
2011
Tenn. bill establishes that employers allowing guns in businesses is not a workplace hazard
from Canadian Business A measure that would provide liability protection for employers who choose to allow guns to be carried in their workplace is headed for a full House vote. The proposal sponsored by Republican Rep. Vance Dennis of Savannah passed the House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee 10-2 on Tuesday and is now waiting …
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Sep
07
2010
Gun bill would expand owners’ rights
By Erin E. O’Neill, The Marietta Times On the heels of Senate Bill 239, a proposal which would allow concealed-carry permit holders to take a loaded gun into a restaurant that serves alcohol, another piece of legislation is in the works in the Ohio House which would give more rights to employees who are gun …
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