FL Bill to Allow Workers to Bring Gun to Work

Two state lawmakers, backed by the National Rifle Association, have filed bills in the Florida legislature that would allow workers to have guns at work, as long as the weapons remain locked in their vehicles. With this particular bill, employers could even face up to 5 years in prison if they try to stop employees from bringing guns to work in their cars. The bill, HB 129 and SB 206, will be introduced in the 2006 legislative year which starts in March. Additional language attempts to allievate businesses concerns by shielding companies from lawsuits should an employee commit a crime with the gun kept in a car on company property. Thus even if a company should know of a threat to coworkers, as long as the gun came from the perpetrators car in the employee lot, they would be immune to civil action. Most of the major employers in Florida have a no-weapons policy.