By Jon Seidel, Post-Tribune
Just before the General Assembly devolved into bitter end-of-session politics, lawmakers passed a bill with fairly overwhelming and bipartisan support.
House Bill 1065 makes sure gun owners can bring their weapons with them to work as long as they are kept out of sight in a locked vehicle.
As a lobbyist from the National [...]
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Indiana: After shooting, business groups urge Daniels to veto guns-at-work bill
By Evan Shields, Evansville Courier & Press
On Thursday, the Indiana General Assembly sent a bill to Gov. Mitch Daniels that would ensure a worker’s right to bring guns to work, as long as they remain locked in the employee’s vehicle.
The next day, a Portage man who was angry about a poor performance review at the [...]
Indiana: Timing was terrible on guns at work bill
Guns in the workplace?
By Matt Field, Herald Argus
The Indiana General Assembly appears poised to pass a law allowing employees to bring guns onto work property, even if the employer objects.
Versions of the law would prevent employers from banning weapons in parking lots and allow workers to keep guns locked in their car. A final version is likely to [...]
Indiana House Approves Bill Allowing Guns At Work
from WCPO.com
The Indiana House has approved legislation that would prohibit employers from banning guns in people’s locked cars on company property.
State Rep. Robert Bischoff, D-Greendale, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee and author of the bill, says the Indiana House approved it Tuesday after a version cleared the state Senate on Monday. He says [...]
Rights, safety in debate over guns-at-work bill
from Indianapolis Business Journal
Former factory manager Phil Pflum says he’ll never forget the time a laid-off worker pointed a gun at his car.
Pflum, now an Indiana state representative, told his fellow lawmakers about the experience to explain why he cast the sole committee vote against a bill that would prohibit employers from banning guns in [...]
Opinion: Let bosses ban guns at work
from SouthbendTribune.com
It is no surprise that the Indiana Chamber of Commerce is taking aim at Senate Bill 25. The legislation would allow workers to keep guns locked in their vehicles on workplace property. There is a similar bill before the Indiana House.
Not only would SB 25 ban bosses from requiring workers to leave their guns [...]
Opinion: A rights’ balance, lacking in urgency
from Palladium-Item
It’s a classic rights dispute, but its resolution is hardly pressing in a short legislative session
In this corner, employers asserting a private property right and an overriding interest in protecting employees from workplace violence.
In the other corner, employees reciting a Second Amendment right to possess a firearm — whether for self-defense or hunting — [...]
You can take guns to work in Florida but not into the office
By Mark Schlueb, Orlando Sentinel
It was a three-year fight, and gun-rights advocates won. The law even survived a legal challenge in federal court.
So, are you allowed to bring your gun to work?
Yes — sort of.
“Florida’s Preservation and Protection of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Motor Vehicles Act of 2008″ isn’t completely cut-and-dried. [...]
AZ: New gun law means businesses should review workplace safety policies
By Joe Pangburn, AzBiz.com
If business owners and employers haven’t done so already, they need to review workplace safety and “gun-free” policies to make sure they are in compliance with Arizona’s new “Guns at Work” law.
The law, which went into effect Oct. 1, makes it illegal for a property owner, tenant, public employer, private employer, [...]
Arizona passes ‘Guns-At-Work’ legislation
from SecurityInfoWatch.com
Similar laws have been passed in other states including Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Utah. Below is a brief discussion of the requirements under Arizona’s law and suggestions for various parking lot arrangements. Although the law does not take effect until September 30, 2009, Arizona employers are advised to modify [...]
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