NRA's Guns-At-Work Bill Takes Aim At Property Rights [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Tampa Tribune

NRA's Guns-At-Work Bill Takes Aim At Property Rights
The Tampa Tribune
Published: March 27, 2008

Lacking the spine to challenge the National Rifle Association, state legislators instead are trying to sugarcoat a "Guns at Work" bill that would make it a crime for businesses to prohibit workers from keeping guns in their cars on company property.

This is the third straight year that the NRA has pushed the measure, which is vigorously opposed by Associated Industries of Florida, the Florida Retail Federation and other business groups.

One of the few measures the gun-rights organization has failed to shoot through the Legislature, the NRA is determined to triumph this time.

Bradenton Republican Sen. Michael Bennett, trying to appease the NRA and business organizations, proposes a law that would free an employer of liability should an employee open fire at work. The House passed a similar version Wednesday with a few exemptions, such as for schools and nuclear plants.




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