SOF Item concerning Texas CHL holders

[TEX]

Soldier of Fortune magazine recently had an item mentioning that Texas had passed several pro-gun bills, one of which was a law allowing employees to keep their handguns in their vehicle on a company parking lot if they have a CHL. I thought that this bill was shot down. Did I miss something, or did SOF get it wrong?

TEX

[carlson1]

I am not 100% for sure, but I believe that is the only one that was not passed.

[Dougmyers5]

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80 ... 00534I.htm

It did not pass

[stevie_d_64]

Nope, it didn't make the cut...2009 will be the next time it comes up...

And it will be fought tooth and nail...Might become the crown jewel of the session for us, unless somebody files an...

OPEN CARRY BILL???

hehehehe, Woo Hooo!!! Steve moves faster than a speeding bullet for cover!!!

Cain't touch dis!!!

[txinvestigator]

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80 ... 00534I.htm

I think it takes effect Sep 1 2007

Does not appear so;

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLook ... Bill=SB534

here is how one looks that passed;

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLook ... ill=HB1815

[Dougmyers5]

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup ... 34#vote126

Yep it says placed on the State calender 05/22/2007

so I guess it is dormant until they take it up again?

[stevie_d_64]

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup ... 34#vote126

Yep it says placed on the State calender 05/22/2007

so I guess it is dormant until they take it up again?

"He's dead Jim."

It'll be re-introduced (maybe wordsmithed a little differently) like it never happened before...

[ScubaSigGuy]

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[Renegade]

Soldier of Fortune magazine recently had an item mentioning that Texas had passed several pro-gun bills, one of which was a law allowing employees to keep their handguns in their vehicle on a company parking lot if they have a CHL. I thought that this bill was shot down. Did I miss something, or did SOF get it wrong?

TEX

I saw that too, no excuse to for that kind of sloppy journalism.

[KBCraig]

I saw that too, no excuse to for that kind of sloppy journalism.

I'll admit it's been a few years since I've read a copy of SoF, but they've never been proclaimed as the model of journalistic integrity.

[seamusTX]

If you don't follow the legislative maneuvers like a fanatic, it's easy to get confused. I receive e-mails from the NRA all the time about such-and-such bill passing the federal house or senate or a state legislature.

That's nice, but it only counts when it has passed into law.

- Jim

[texaseyes]

So bottom line is that the law is the same in a vehicle on company property, whether you have a chl or not, right?

[seamusTX]

So bottom line is that the law is the same in a vehicle on company property, whether you have a chl or not, right?

I'm not sure what your question is.

If an employer forbids weapons in employees' vehicles on company property, they can fire people who are caught violating the policy. Depending upon the wording of the notice, violators could be arrested.

IMHO, most companies won't want the publicity.

- Jim