I just read an article that was published May 3, 2011 on Statesman.com titled, "House backs bill to allow guns in cars at work " by Tim Eaton. This article is about guns being allowed in the cars of workers at their workplace parking lot.They are saying it should be legal because their car is like their little extension to their home. They say that a lot of people in Texas are hunters and sometimes forget a gun in their truck. If they do forget their guns in their car they shouldn't be worried about being fired for it. But there is some people that say it should be up to the employer to make that decision.
I think that they should be able to keep their guns in their cars because it is their property. There wouldn't be any harm to anyone if there guns were stored in their car. As long as their guns are put away and not in view from the outside, it should be allowed. I also think if they do allow them to have their guns in their car, they shouldn't be allowed to showcase the gun in any way to other people. I do agree that people that work in the oil and gas industry shouldn't be able to store their guns in their cars because if a gun misfire, it can create a devastating explosion. This is one of the places that I think guns shouldn't be able to be stored in cars. In conclusion, as a gun owner myself, I think I should be able to leave my gun stored in my car as long as it is not visible and I wouldn't mind it if others did the same.
I strongly disagree with Alfonso for the article "Gun (Texas GovtAM)". http://texasgovtam.blogspot.com/2011/05/guns.html. Giving permission to citizens to carry firearms with them all the time, have created quiet a few debates before. Carrying a firearm to work place takes it one step further. Work place is known to be a stressful environment where we tend to spend most of our day time. Being under stress and having to work with different type of people could create an environment for someone to react differently in the moment. Having access to a weapon just at the work place could put a lot of people in great danger which should be avoided. Also, as you mentioned, being in gas and oil industry this could be consider hazardous. In my opinion, we should take all primitive measurements to avoid an incident, if it can be.
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