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Hey everyone, I have a question about this bill and my companies policy on it.

We all received an email at work last week explaining that due to the passage of SB321, CHL holders will now be allowed to keep their weapons locked up in their cars. Of course, this benefits me, but what they have said is that this bill is only limited to CHL'ers and nobody else. We are not a refinery or a chemical plant. We are in the oil and gas industry, but strictly as an engineering and support type of firm. I've read the bill and I can see how it can easily be misinterpreted, but just to be sure, does my company have the right to limit this to only people who have their CHL? Or should this bill encompass all employees who can legally own a gun or ammunition? That's basically the way I understand it.

"employer may not prohibit an employee"

-who holds a license to carry a concealed handgun...
-who otherwise lawfully posesses a firearm,
-or who lawfully posesses ammunition

I think the phrase "who otherwise posesses...", and the word "or" tells me that there are multiple situations in which it is legal to keep your weapon in your car, and the word "or" means you don't have to necessarily meet all of the requirements.

Am I correct in this? We actually have a meeting at 2:00 today with someone from our main office to discuss this.