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AAllen:
Thought I would thow out to anyone interested:  I am going to be on KFAB with Crash Davis about 5:00 today discussing ProtectVictimsNow.org and the need for Nebraska to modernize it's self defense laws.

I case anyone is interested.

FarmerRick:
Good job Andy!  Thanks go out to Crash too.

 :D

Dan W:
Segment 1
http://www.kfab.com/player/index.html?mid=21709955&station=KFAB-AM&program_id=CrashDavis.xml&program_name=podcast

Segment 2
http://www.kfab.com/player/index.html?mid=21709957&station=KFAB-AM&program_id=CrashDavis.xml&program_name=podcast
 

armed and humorous:
Good job.  One point I think people should keep in mind, though, regarding the efforts to prevent employers from firing employees who bring firearms onto company property in their vehicles, is that an employer (in Nebraska) can fire you for any reason as long as it is not discriminatory based on federally protected groups (minorities, gender, handicapped, etc.), or in this case (if the law were to be passed), prohibited by law.  It would be your burden of proof to show that bringing a gun onto the property was the reason you were fired, just the same as it is if you were fired for belonging to one of the protected groups.  This can be difficult for the latter, and it might be nearly impossible in the case of bringing a gun onto the employers' property.  Unless, they expressly state that they fired you for that reason (pretty stupid on their part, but it has happened in similar cases), you would have to show proof that that was the reason.  The employer could come up with any number of reasons why they fired you as long as none of those reasons were prohibited by law.  They could say you were ugly (ugly is not a protected group).  They could say they simply didn't need you anymore.  Or, they don't need to give any reason at all.  You have to prove they fired you for bringing a gun onto the property.  This might be possible if they suddenly fired a bunch of peoplek, all of whom brought guns onto the property, in which case, a reasonable person would conclude that was the reason for them being fired.  Good luck with that one.

I'm not saying we shouldn't try to pass this; however, a determined employer who does not want to recognize your right to carry, is still likely going to fire you if it's that important to them.

Dan W:
If the state were to make it illegal to fire someone for possession of a firearm in a locked car in the parking lot, how would an employer justify the search necessary to know the gun was brought onto their property?

It would no longer be legal to put the ban into the employment contract (if there is one), and if it is removed then there will be no justification to ask about or search for a legally possessed item in an employee's vehicle.

I see your point though about being fired for any reason. But notice this bill applies to anyone who can legally possess a firearm, so effectively the entire work force may be in possession of firearms in their vehicles.

That could make it difficult to fabricate a reason for firing an employee because of a perceived violation of an unspoken, unwritten rule

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