what Bill Hammond says makes PERFECT SENSE....
AUSTIN — Texans would be allowed to stow their guns and ammo inside their locked cars or trucks while at work and parked on employer property under a controversial bill passed Wednesday by the state Senate.
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Opponents, among them a number of influential business groups, argue the bill is an affront to an employer’s property rights and are wary of potential gun violence as a growing number of Texans lose their jobs.
"We believe it's a basic property right that should be preserved," said Bill Hammond, president of the Texas Association of Business. "Someone who is terminated or laid off can go to a parking lot and in a matter of seconds be back with a weapon and it could be a disaster as a result of this legislation."
...because everyone knows that those laid-off employees with murder on their minds would leave their guns at home if it wasn't for this new law. You know, I can understand the property-rights angle...but on the other hand, what good is your right to your property if you're dead? I mean, if you yourself wind up dead because you decree your workplace to be a gun free zone, well, that's just you paying the price for your own ignorant or stupid choices...but your employees shouldn't have to gamble their lives on your having your head in the sand. It's a thorny issue, I know, but you'd think the business owners could come up with a better argument than the one Bill Hammond came up with.
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