[Old Dirty Bastiat]

I see your point about property rights, but isn't my car MY property? I park in my employer's parking lot at my employer's pleasure, but it's nobody's business what I keep inside MY car for self defense.

I also understand that an employer can fire anyone for any reason (unless the employment contract says otherwise), but any employer who fires someone for having a gun in his car is an idiot.

[bruoz]

"I also understand that an employer can fire anyone for any reason"

Wrong.

[TYVets]

I also understand that an employer can fire anyone for any reason (unless the employment contract says otherwise),

but any employer who fires someone for having a gun in his car is an idiot.

AOL fired 3 employees in Utah, the court upheld AOL

Weyerhauser and Conoco-Phillips were fighting the State of Oklahoma over employees with firearms in the trunk of their vehicle.

Conoco - Phillips (the oil company) did file suit against the State of Oklahoma in federal court over a Oklahoma law that protected employees.

I do not have any idea how far this suit has progressed.

[Zon]

I see your point about property rights, but isn't my car MY property?

Isn't your body your property too?

[spunkets]

"I park in my employer's parking lot at my employer's pleasure, but it's nobody's business what I keep inside MY car for self defense."

That's correct. The interior of your vehicle is your business, no one else's. The employer can only decide whether you can park on his lot.