Stormwatcher wrote:Well what does SB 321 do for me when I work at a chemical plant and the company still says " no firearms in your locked car."?
I work at a chemical plant in La Porte, TX. I currently hold a valid TX CHL license. I spoke with my human resources manager about SB 321. His response was, our current policy remains, "no firearms in your car". The policy was updated by adding a clause, that basically said, if our policy is in conflict with local laws..... The law would take precedence. My human resource manager also said the company is not changing it's policy and will wait and see how the courts would handle this issue. He said someone at some plant in Texas would be in court soon and that my company has a wait and see attitude towards SB321.
At my plant..... There is an outer fence around the parking lot. The gate stays open 100% of the time during the day. It is sometimes closed at night, if there is no maint. work going on. Anyone can enter and park in the lot when the gates are open. You have to enter this lot to get to security. To get any further into the plant, one must "badge-in" with a security badge.
Can I keep my pistol in my car without worry about getting fired?
Based on the attitude of your HR department I think it would be hard not to worry, but then again how would they know? Do they search cars often? If not then keep it concealed and keep your mouth shut.