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Senator Shapiro has an excellent pro-gun voting record. The problem with employer parking lots is that it pits friends against friends. People who support gun owners rights are the same people who value private property rights and the people who tend to support the business community. This issue truly puts "brother against brother."

Chas.

Thanks for responding folks.

Chas.

As already discussed, Sen. Hegar filed SB730 a/k/a the "employer parking lot" bill. Please call and/or fax your senator and ask him/her to co-author or co-sponsor SB730. Emails are easily ignored and not nearly as effective as faxes and phone calls. Faxes generate a stack of paper and phone calls are logged by most Senators.

You might want to mention the following very briefly:

• SB 730 does not prevent an employer from keeping guns out of the workplace; it only applies to cars locked in the parking lot;
  
  SB 730 provides employers immunity from civil liability for any injury or damage that may result from storage of firearms in locked vehicles, unless the employer is grossly negligent.
  
  SB 730 allows employers to prohibit firearms in a parking area, if the parking lot is not accessible to the general public and the employer provides alternative parking for employees. Or the employer can opt to provide a place to lock up an unloaded firearm. This provision is especially useful to the petrochemical industry and any other business needing to protect sensitive areas.
  
  SB 730 would not apply to company-owned vehicles, nor would it allow storage of firearms in vehicles parked on property where the possession of firearms is prohibited under state or federal law.

Please, do not contact every Senator; just your own! There is no reason to bombard the entire Senate at this point. Remember, the Senate passed an employer parking lot bill last session. Here is a link to a list of Senators and phone numbers: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/ ... ?Chamber=S" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This is our first opportunity to get involved this session, so let's have a good turnout. I'll hear about the impact of calls and faxes and I'll pass that along.

Thanks,
Chas.