Ruling: Employers Can't Use Penal Code to Restrict Handguns in Cars

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A law passed last year allows licensed employees to keep concealed handguns in their vehicles while on employer property, and the employer cannot use the penal code to circumvent the law, according to an opinion from the attorney general's office Monday.

from the office on May 7 on the matter. During the 2011 session, the Legislature passed a law allowing employees to store concealed handguns in their vehicles on employer property except in cases where prohibited by federal or state law.of the Texas penal code — which allows employers to post notices restricting handguns or other firearms on the premises — does not supersede the state law that protects concealed handgun license holders.

The opinion also notes that there is no statute that suggests a way for employees to respond when the employer violates this law. However, “an aggrieved employee may, depending on the circumstances, have the ability to sue an offending employer,” the opinion states.Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click

 

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Most employers already tell you this. For example Walmart does allow employees to have firearms in personal vehicals as long as your following state laws(keep it licked away in safe or glovebox) as well as the company will not hold you responsible for defending yourself. A.D.D.

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