Commercial property has never enjoyed the same level of private property rights as does non-commercial property. Commercial property is already regulated by federal, state and local ordinance. For example, a business owner must comply with the American With Disabilities Act, they must meet state and local fire codes, they must meet elevator inspection requirements, and the list goes on and on. A shop owner cannot bar potential customers based upon race or religion and numerous attributes.KBCraig wrote:Just out of curiosity... would you think it "nonsense" if this was a bill which went the other way? Say, one that mandated banning guns in the workplace?mr fixit wrote:Those that spoke against it were (it seemed to me) lobbyist for business owner rights. They may have been in some association of businesses. Their basic argument was that it would infringe on a business owners rights to control his property.
I call nonsense, but that is the position they took.
If a property owner doesn't want guns on his property, that's not "nonsense". That's his right.
It's no different from your right to tell people they can't (fill in the blank) on your property.
Kevin
When someone decides to open a business and invite in customers and employees, he does not enjoy near unfettered discretion with his property as he does with his home. Not allowing him to prohibit an employee from having a gun in his or her car is a very minor addition to the regulation commercial property owners already face.
Also, prohibiting an employee from storing a gun in their car deprives them of the ability to protect themselves the entire time they are driving to and from the employer's location and this drive is substantial for many people.
Chas.