Allow Workers To Have Guns In Vehicles

[Aldo]

Hey, I know that there are a slew of LBs going on now this legislative session, especially some pretty big fish, but it would be nice to one day (another session) have NE consider allowing workers to have guns in their vehicles.

Check out what a U.S. Circuit of Appeals Court did today regarding Oklahoma:
http://newsok.com/court-allows-oklahoma-workers-to-have-guns-in-vehicles/article/3346987

NRA lawyer got involved to advocate for this ruling.

[Jesse T]

CCW permit holders already can... I wasn't aware that we couldn't, except in obamaha.

[Cathy1911]

Yes, and I sure hope the anti's don't figure it out.

[Aldo]

Unfortunate for me, though, since I am employed at the university (in Lincoln) where "they" prohibit guns on their property.

I guess that brings up the question as to whether their parking lot is considered "property", but I do not want to alert anyone at the university of my interest in this issue.

Personally, I think it is bogus that university employees cannot carry concealed...and, from my interpretation of their verbage, not have it locked in my vehicle in the parking lot.

If anyone knows different for certain, then please let me know.

[Jesse T]

I guess you are right.  The CCW Permit does not explicitly allow you to carry your weapon in your car at prohibited places unless it is "concealed weapons" prohibited only.  Does not cover "other" i.e. default prohibited places. hospitals, schools, etc.

Luckily my employer makes provisions for just this occurrence... They elected to ban all weapons on hospital premises.  (CCW is prohibited by law anyway in any trauma center).  However in their weapons policy there is a line about exceptions to the ban. 

"Exceptions to this ban are vehicles in the parking lots or garages outside the medical center premises."

So either way I think I am pretty safe having it in my car when I'm at work.

[Randy]

Safe from your employer.
What about theft?

[FreedomOne]

Let me throw this out there. What if you don't have a CCW. Then all you have to follow is the Nebraska constitution where it doesn't limit you to where you can carry. If you are defending self, family, or others, it doesn't matter where you do it. The other laws that are out there are in direct confict with the constitution. Just a thought.

[Jesse T]

Safe from your employer.
What about theft?

Good point.  Other than out of view, there is not a lot I can do to stop a thief... other than park way up on the top floor of the garage.  Maybe a cable lock through the trigger guard? 

[Randy]

Actually they do make small lockable and cabled car safes.
I Googled car gun safe and found this site I have two one for each vehicle.
Cabela's caries them but not always in stock.
These will stop the smash and grab thefts but a good wire cutter will defeat it.

www.center-of-mass.com/

[USN Retired]

Three of us at work bought safes from here. You can buy multiple safes that are keyed the same so that you don't have to move the safe from vehicle to vehicle which is nice. Very solid contruction but I would like to see a locking mech. that is a bit better designed. One of my co-workers was making an issue of the cable being cut but I don't think that it is much of an issue. While it is possible that the theif may carry a cutter that is capable of cutting the thick cable, it is more likely that they are just looking for a quick snatch and run and are carrying something to break windows or pry trunks or glove boxs open with.

My two cents.