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SeanN:
Yeah... My office allows no concealed handguns. We have a on site security team that is also completely unarmed (not even pepper spray) and I asked my boss what we're supposed to do if a gunman comes in and starts shooting... He told me we are supposed to get in a line and walk out as fast as possible.  ::) Yeah, not feeling super safe about that at all. LETS LINE UP SO WE CAN ALL GET SHOT EASIER! /sarcasm  >:(

Jesse T:
I have the opposite problem.  My place of business is a medical center, a CCW prohibited place by law.  There are signs at every entrance. but buried within the company rules and policies is a line that says firearms in the parking lot are A-OK.  So who friggin knows.  If the people that make up the laws cant make things jive how are citizens supposed to live by them?

Rich B:
I think this more of an employer's rights issue.  If an employer doesn't want to employ people who wear black shoes, that is their right.  Nebraska is an "at-will" state, you can technically be fired for no reason at all.

AAllen:
This is an issue I have done a lot of research and thought on.  Generally it becomes an issue of who's rights are more important, the employers right in whom they employ and their property rights to say what is allowed on their property, vs. the employees rights under the second amendment.  Historically the employers? property rights has won out in this argument because violating someone?s second amendment rights was not looked upon as that big of a deal.  But if you consider the second amendment is based on an individual?s right to self defense something that is a "fundamental right," the fundamental right would need to win out (at least legally).  In the Supreme Court ruling in Heller VS. DC the majority even called the second amendment a fundamental right, so thereby if you have the cash and time to fight it, you should not be able to be disallowed to carry - at least leaving it properly secured in your vehicle in the company parking lot.  One of these days I will get back to writing the paper that I started on this, it discusses the legal responsibilities of gun free zones, I was going to see if we could use it to fight posted and banned places.

Roper:
My company has had a policy that prohibits weapons in our facilitites, company vehicles or on company property. With the passage of LB 430, I asked our HR and Legal teams to reconsider the policy as it was in conflict with state law.  Our company has a history of making sure our policies reflect current law - which usually means less freedoms for employees but not always.  I challenged them to consider updated our policy in order to maintain credibility with our policies.  I am a member of the senior management team which may have helped to have consideration, but it didn't have to happen. Long story short, an updated policy came out this week that basically mirrors LB 430 - including company vehicles!!  We can not have weapons in our facilities, but I don't think we could anyway as we are a financial institution.  This is a positive step for our company and our nearly 1000 employees!! We can all make a difference in the workplace, just have a plan and a very good understanding of how policies are made.  Good luck!!

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