0 Days to Parking Lot!!!!!!!!!!

[seeker_two]

I work for a school district, so the law did me no good at all. Seems kind of crappy to exclude huge chunks of the population. I've heard it wouldn't have passed otherwise, but still irritates me.

Same here.....just another chapter in the slap-in-the-face for educators in this year's Legislature.....

[tbrown]

I work for a school district, so the law did me no good at all. Seems kind of crappy to exclude huge chunks of the population. I've heard it wouldn't have passed otherwise, but still irritates me.

Same here.....just another chapter in the slap-in-the-face for educators in this year's Legislature.....

Lucio. Gallegos. Straus. Etc.

Tell all your friends why they should vote against those friends of criminals.

[jmorris]

No change. I work on federal property. GSA has been trying to sell it for a year with no success. I guess nobody wants the baggage that comes with it.

Ditto

[terryg]

35 Days to go.

If we exclude those retired (as the law was only intended to protect employees) - that gives us 72 total. 22 voting significant impact puts it at just over 30% of those voting. 36% if we count those who say it will help some.

[jimlongley]

Home Depot's policy states something on the order of "No guns . . . , including parking lots, except where the law says otherwise."

Starting 09/01/11 there will be a change in my car.

Due to the fact that I have shot with several co-workers and given some basic firearms training to a couple, it's pretty common knowledge that I own guns. There are a few others too, most of whom have CHLs, but some are just plain gun owners. Since there are also, aren't there always, a couple of anti-gun nuts, none of us, that I know of, have ever violated company policy, well hardly ever, but company policy allows the change due to take place.

[Heartland Patriot]

At this point, the law has not helped me at all...I am currently getting Federal certified to do the job the USAF trained me to do, work on aircraft. The institute that I attend is anti-firearm, and says "No Weapons" in cars, much less anywhere else. And, since we have LEO training right next to us, with K9s, I won't take the chance on a dog alerting on my vehicle and getting booted out of school...got to get certified to get a job again...at which point, maybe the parking lot law will help.

[TrueFlog]

I'm not self-employed, but I work from home, so the new law has little impact on me. Still, it's nice to know that when I go out for lunch or to Wal-Mart after work, there are likely to more armed citizens around than before. I only started this job recently, and my old job was at an office with a no-guns policy. If I were still at that job, I would start car-carrying under the new law.

[seeker_two]

I work for a school district, so the law did me no good at all. Seems kind of crappy to exclude huge chunks of the population. I've heard it wouldn't have passed otherwise, but still irritates me.

Same here.....just another chapter in the slap-in-the-face for educators in this year's Legislature.....

Lucio. Gallegos. Straus. Etc.

Tell all your friends why they should vote against those friends of criminals.

Done, done, and done.....and don't forget Perry and Dewhurst, either.....

[michael e]

We are told no weapons, but no one cares about our vehilces. I carry in car when I drive. If on bike thats not an option. But trying to go to another job that would still be off limits and its a good job so wouldnt chance it there.

[Boxerrider]

I voted left out in the cold. I'm a Central Texas College employee contracted to Windham school working on TDCJ units. Not against the law to have it locked in my vehicle in the parking lot but it is subject to search and I would lose my job.
I do a lot of driving without a firearm because I can't have it on either end.

I am happy to see the bill pass, I believe it is an important step in the right direction, but we aren't free yet.

Enjoy!

[HD76]

I voted "No - don't ask, don't tell - employer says no but my personal security trumps my job security"

It was the best fit. My work does not allow weapons on property, they quote 30.06 in the employee hand book. Our office is in a part of town where houses are right next to businesses. I just park on the street right now so I am not on company property.

[terryg]

I am getting so excited - counting down the days. But as I was getting in my car this afternoon - it was soooooo hot!. I realized some of the jokes in the YOU KNOW IT'S HOT IN TEXAS WHEN??? thread will be true. That gun will be hot when at the end of the work day. For those who keep in your car regularly - what can you do to cool that puppy down?

[texanron]

I'm still wating on my employer to post a revision to the employee manual. Perhaps it wont come out until 9/1. I'm curious to see how they phrase it given the new law.

[chasfm11]

I'm still wating on my employer to post a revision to the employee manual. Perhaps it wont come out until 9/1. I'm curious to see how they phrase it given the new law.

What happens if they don't? I really don't expect my employer to update their manual. Their overall policy hasn't changed (no guns) and the only thing that would change would be their option to search vehicles. They could still do that for items other than guns.

[texanron]

What happens if they don't?

Doesn't matter to me if they do or don't.....I'm just curious as to how it'll read.