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Florida lawmakers pass take-your-guns-to-work law
Michael Peltier - Reuters - Wednesday, April 9, 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Most Florida residents would be allowed to take guns to work under a measure passed by Florida lawmakers on Wednesday.
The bill, allowing workers to keep guns in their cars for self-protection, was approved by the Florida Senate by a vote of 26-13. It now goes to Republican Gov. Charlie Crist to sign into law.
Backed by the National Rifle Association and some labor unions, the so-called "take-your-guns-to-work" measure would prohibit business owners from banning guns kept locked in motor vehicles on their private property.
The measure applies to employees, customers and those invited to the business establishment as long as they have a permit to carry the weapon.
Backers say the measure upholds the vision of the authors of the U.S. Constitution, who made the right to bear arms part of the Bill of Rights.
"The second thing they wrote about in that constitution was the right to bear arms," said Sen. Durell Peaden, a Republican from Crestview, Florida. "It was what was dear in their hearts."
The measure exempts a number of workplaces including nuclear power plants, prisons, schools and companies whose business involves homeland security.
Critics say the measure usurps business owners' rights to determine what happens on their property and puts workers and managers at risk from disgruntled employees.
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Critics say the measure usurps business owners' rights to determine what happens on their property
That much is true, and am not sure trumping the rights of business owners to decide policy on their own property is right, even if I think banning legal carry at work is misplaced fear of guns.
and puts workers and managers at risk from disgruntled employees.
That of course is not true and typical of anti gun types to ignore the data and simple logic: no one pays attention to company policy of they have decided to go into work and kill people.
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Critics say the measure usurps business owners' rights to determine what happens on their property
This is the only thing about the law I don't like.
Otherwise, good job, Florida.