“My vehicle is not your private property.”
Ah Ha! That’s a good point but your car is on company property by invitation only. Even though the companies who lost this ruling are lead by a bunch of idiots who want to make their employees into sitting ducks, I think they should have the right to keep their property gun free.
I guess the response could be, “It’s none of their business what’s in your car.” That’s true but then the reply to that could be, “but it is their business what’s on their property.”
That reminds me of The Two Towers when Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, and Aragon go to Meduseld and the guards make them give up their weapons. They were none too happy.
“I would do as the master of the house bade me, were this only a woodman’s cot, if I bore now any sword but Anduril.” (p.533)
If a company doesn't approve of what employees keep in their personal vehicles, the answer would be to not allow personal vehicles and to provide those employees with transportation and security to and from work. Of course, that would also make the company liable should anything happen to the employee during that transportation, and I doubt there are many companies willing to take that risk.
I just renamed my 45 Caliber HK, “Anduril”.
If it was anything other than Anduril, I would leave it at home.