Gun Rights Legislation in the Workplace in Montana House of Representatives

House Bill 693 would forbid businesses from prohibiting employees from keeping guns in vehicles parked in the company parking lot, among other gun rights. The bill sponsor Rep. Jack Wells, R-Bozeman states that it will allow people to use their guns in self-defense, which theoretically would deter criminals. Law-enforcement representatives raised issues in the House Judiciary Committee. One change was the elimination of language requiring employers who prohibit employees from carrying guns in their vehicles to provide additional security at the workplace. The law would also allow students to keep guns in their vehicles in school parking lots. It has yet to go to the Senate.