• About Us |
  • Follow Us: 
theinsurance411.com logo

The Insurance 411

What you need to know about insurance

  • Essential Property and Liability Insurance
    • All Property & Liability Topics
    • Business Income Insurance
    • General and Auto Liability
  • Specialized Insurance Policies
    • All Specialized Prop & Liability Topics
    • Credit Risk
    • Cyber Insurance
    • Directors & Officers
    • Employment Practices Liability
    • Environmental Liability
    • Professional Liability
    • Surety
    • The Basics
  • Workers’ Compensation Insurance
    • All Workers’ Comp Topics
    • Claims Management
    • Controlling Costs
    • Loss Prevention
    • Regulations
    • The WC Basics
  • Employee Benefits
    • All Employee Benefit Topics
    • Affordable Care Act – “ObamaCare”
    • Benefits Management & Compliance
    • COBRA
    • Dental Insurance
    • Group Disability Insurance
    • Retirement Plans
    • Vision Plans
    • Voluntary Benefits
  • Essential Property and Liability Insurance
    • All Property & Liability Topics
    • Business Income Insurance
    • General and Auto Liability
  • Specialized Insurance Policies
    • All Specialized Prop & Liability Topics
    • Credit Risk
    • Cyber Insurance
    • Directors & Officers
    • Employment Practices Liability
    • Environmental Liability
    • Professional Liability
    • Surety
    • The Basics
  • Workers’ Compensation Insurance
    • All Workers’ Comp Topics
    • Claims Management
    • Controlling Costs
    • Loss Prevention
    • Regulations
    • The WC Basics
  • Employee Benefits
    • All Employee Benefit Topics
    • Affordable Care Act – “ObamaCare”
    • Benefits Management & Compliance
    • COBRA
    • Dental Insurance
    • Group Disability Insurance
    • Retirement Plans
    • Vision Plans
    • Voluntary Benefits
Top Business 411 Stories
  • | How Do Your Healthcare Providers Rate?
  • | Employee Dental Insurance for Every Budget
  • | How to Get Sued By Your Employees in 10 Easy Steps
  • | Marijuana and Workers Compensation

Gun Rights vs Employer Property Rights

November 12, 2014 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

Gun rights and employer rights

In most states, concealed weapons laws allow employers to prohibit concealed weapons on their premises

The debate over gun rights often pits the individual’s right to bear arms and the rights of private property owners, such as employers, to prohibit firearms on their premises.

The Second Amendment is one of the most widely disputed provisions of the Bill of Rights. Two opposing interpretations dominate the debate: one that the amendment is intended to protect an individual’s right to bear arms, and the other that its purpose is to protect the states’ rights to maintain militias.

Forty-one states have “right to carry” laws, which allow individuals to carry weapons. Of these, 38 require individuals to apply for a permit; two have discretionary-issue carry permit systems. Vermont allows individuals to carry a weapon without permit, while Alaska, Arizona and Wyoming have a system whereby they will issue permits for permit reciprocity with other states. Currently, only the District of Columbia bans private individuals from carrying a concealed weapon.

What about Private Workplaces?

In most states, concealed weapons laws contain provisions that allow employers to prohibit possession of concealed weapons on their premises, and/or that prohibit carrying concealed weapons at certain “safety sensitive” sites, such as banks or schools.

Gun right advocates say that employer weapons bans violate their Second Amendment right to bear arms. At least 12 states, including Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi , Oklahoma and Virginia, have laws that either expressly allow individuals with carry permits to keep weapons in their locked cars, or expressly prohibit employers from banning employees from keeping weapons in their locked cars while in the employer’s parking lots. (Most of these laws do restrict the right to bring firearms into certain safety-sensitive areas, such as prisons, schools, etc.)

In most instances, employers can still exercise their private property rights and prohibit employees from bringing firearms into their buildings if they post notices conspicuously at all entrances. Many safety experts recommend banning weapons to protect employee safety and limit the employer’s liability for weapons-related injuries and deaths. Before implementing a weapons ban, however, employers should know the concealed weapons laws that apply in their state or municipality. For information, contact an attorney.

Filed Under: General and Auto Liability

[wp_ad_camp_3]

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Read more ⤵

  • Business Insurance
  • Personal Insurance
  • Newest Business Articles
  • All Business Topics
  • Recommended Articles
    • Ways to Make Childcare Costs a Little More Affordable
    • Self Funding 101 For Employers
    • Weight Discrimination on the Rise
    • Understanding Consumer-Driven Health Plans

The Daily Blog

Directory Ad for 411sidebar

Register for Weekly Business Insurance Article Updates

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Most Popular

  • Ways to Make Childcare Costs a Little More Affordable
  • Title VII Non-discrimination Protections Apply to LBGTQ Individuals
  • Drones in the Workplace
  • Why Stress Is a Work Safety Problem

Attention Insurance Agents

If you are looking for quality insurance content for your own customized newsletter, please visit Smarts Publishing:
https://smartspublishing.com

Business Insurance 411

  • Essential Property and Liability
  • Specialized Policies
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Employee Benefits

Personal Insurance 411

  • Homeowners Insurance
  • Auto Insurance
  • Life & Health Insurance
  • Personal Insurance Basics

Read More

  • Business 411 Articles
  • Personal 411 Articles
  • Top Stories Business
  • Top Stories Personal

The Daily Blog

  • Newest Business Articles
  • Newest Personal Articles
  • Most Popular Business
  • Most Popular Personal

Copyright ©2019 TheInsurance411.com

  • Home
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us