Oklahama governor signs HB2122: Employers can't ban guns in vehicles

Oklahoma Legislature ^ | July 17, 2004 | n/a

[Mulder]

Here is part of the bill that Governor Henry signed:

"No person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business entity shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting any person, except a convicted felon, from transporting and storing firearms in a locked vehicle on any property set aside for any vehicle."

[BattleFlag]

Well actually there is little chance they would actually do searches cause if they did, they'd need a uhaul to hold all the iron under seats, in glove boxes, in trunks etc., so I really don't have a worry about that.

"South Carolina probably has the worst gun laws of any state in the south."

I haven't actually compared and I'm not as active with the local grass roots CCW/2nd Amendendment/Gun Rights people as I ought to be but, there have been some improvements lately.

Within the last two months the gov has signed into law a ban on the prohibition of muliple firearm purchases, and I think there were some changes with regard to certain "off limits" carry places like restaurants. But I don't know the specifics of that one.

So hopefully it will keep improving.

[TomGuy]

The text of the bill





ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2122 By: Ellis, Braddock, Adkins and Sweeden of the House

and

Shurden of the Senate






An Act relating to firearms; proscribing certain persons from prohibiting the transporting and storing of firearms in locked vehicles on certain property; amending 21 O.S. 2001, Section 1290.22, which relates to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act; proscribing certain persons from prohibiting the transporting and storing of firearms in locked vehicles on certain property; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.




BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1289.7a of Title 21, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

No person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business entity shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting any person, except a convicted felon, from transporting and storing firearms in a locked vehicle on any property set aside for any vehicle.

SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2001, Section 1290.22, is amended to read as follows:

Section 1290.22

BUSINESS OWNER’S RIGHTS

Nothing A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, nothing contained in any provision of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, Section 1290.1 et seq. of this title, shall be construed to limit, restrict or prohibit in any manner the existing rights of any person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business entity to control the possession of weapons on any property owned or controlled by the person or business entity.

B. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business entity shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting any person, except a convicted felon, from transporting and storing firearms in a locked vehicle on any property set aside for any vehicle.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2004.
Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of February, 2004.





Presiding Officer of the House of
Representatives


Passed the Senate the 25th day of March, 2004.





Presiding Officer of the Senate

[Mulder]

I don't believe in keyed padlocks. All of mine are combination locks.

You are correct. Combination locks are a MUCH better approach.

Perhaps a keyhole could be used as a non-functional "decoy".

[Mulder]

Thanks!

[Robert357]

Thank you for the text of the bill. From what you posted, I am surprised!

Now, Mulder you stated

I would hope that people that are trusted enough to work at these places are armed to the teeth.

No at most, employees are fobidden to have any weapons, but at many of the places I end up going to security takes itself pretty seriously. I have been to one corrections center with its own firearms range and they are impressive. The security officers are generally not lawyer types.

[ol' hoghead]

Seek and ye shall find-

Oklahoma Statutes Citationized Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Chapter 53 Oklahoma Self-Defense Act Section 1290.22 - Business Owner's Rights -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Statute Will Go Into Effect On: 11/01/2004 See Historical Data for Current Version -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cite as: O.S. §, __ __ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUSINESS OWNER’S RIGHTS A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, nothing contained in any provision of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, Section 1290.1 et seq. of this title, shall be construed to limit, restrict or prohibit in any manner the existing rights of any person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business entity to control the possession of weapons on any property owned or controlled by the person or business entity. B. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business entity shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting any person, except a convicted felon, from transporting and storing firearms in a locked vehicle on any property set aside for any vehicle.

[asgardshill]

A step in the right direction. But a business that gets leaned on too much by their insurance company for "allowing" employees to store firearms in their vehicles can simply terminate their gat-stashing employees and make up some bogus reason to tell the labor board (OK is a right-to-work state, isn't it?)

The real anti-gun companies won't be affected one whit by this - it'll simply give them an excuse to legally purge their payrolls of "gun nuts."

[Tahoe3002]

Same here in Houston. The company issued this "Not on Our Property" policy, but most folks ignore it, and generally leave the gun in their car during work hours. ANY place in Houston is a likely spot for robbers/assault. We work in the Galleria area, which has a lot of higher paid people. And with them, the scumbags follow.

However, I see lots of guys with a knife clipped in their pockets, and no rule on knives to my knowledge.

[El Gato]

On the otherhand, even the most low security of these kinds of places I go to require one to surrender any weapons for locked storage with their security forces. They would never stand for a firearm brought onto the property or even locked in a care on the property where someone might break into it.

Well now they will have no choice but to "stand for" it. At least in Oklahoma.

My employer recently quietly changed the wording on their "no guns" rule so that it no longer prohibits having firearms "on the property", but it still prohibits them on your person and in their buildings. I suspect that's the best their scumsucking lawyers could get out of the bloodsucking insurance company.

[El Gato]

You have the right (and power) to remain silent....

Not necessarly when it comes to your employer or their agents. It is their property, and absent such a law, they can set the rules for allowing you there. But they can't send you to jail, the worst they can do is fire you. And you wouldn't want to work for slime like that anyway, would you?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I wonder of the employees of PSO (Public Service Company of Oklahoma), which is owned by AEP (American Electric Power), will be allowed to have firearms in their autos as AEP has a directive forbiding guns and knives on company property, even in autos.

[Indie]

Why is legislation required to protect a person's freedom in this matter?? Because many employers have a "no guns" policy that infringes upon the Right of their employees to self-defense

One of them is American Airlines.

[Shooter 2.5]

Too late and the wrong location to help the Apple employees. They were fired because they were showing off a gun in a parking lot which was rented by Apple.