Governor Perry signed SB321, “Relating to an employee’s transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee’s employer” (aka the “guns in parking lots” bill) into law yesterday.
(At least, we think that was yesterday. While we are still having the most fun it is legally possible to have with one’s clothes on, we’ve also managed to lose track of time.)
We are amused by how little press coverage this has received. Once the bill passed both houses, we do not recall seeing it mentioned even once; we don’t even remember seeing newspaper coverage of the passage. Consider this article from the Statesman which discusses Perry’s vetos, but makes little mention of the bills he actually signed.
Curious.
(Also, the Shade-Tovo runoff election is today. We’ll try to get you a final update tomorrow morning.)
Do we believe in private property rights or not?
Just because you don’t agree with the policies of the owners of the propery, didn’t mean you get to dictate to them what they should or should not allowed on their property.
Another victory for those who like to dictate to others.
Sigh…
In Coral Gabrel FL, you can’t park your truck our side at night on your own property because of a city ordnance.
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Josh
Josh:
I’m still on the road, and haven’t been able to give you the thoughtful response you deserve.
I actually have the same qualms you do about the law, and I think the private property argument is legit. (I also think an argument can be made that your right to control your private property stops at the outside of my private property (in this case, my car) unless my property is somehow causing interference to your property, but the margins of this post are too small to develop that argument.)
In the end, I am in favor of the law for personal reasons, which I will be happy to explain offline, but I admit that the compromise involved does disturb my libertarian beliefs. (Also, I’ll point out that the law does extend liability protections for employers; that part of the law doesn’t bother me.)
My main point in that post, though, was about the press coverage of the bill. There was a fair amount prior to passage, and none that I’ve been able to find after.
I just don’t like the application of government force. It sets up bad precedent. I just feel sometimes we can be just as bad a the left turning to the government to get what we want.
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Josh
I given up even worrying about the ‘lame stream media.’
I just go to the source or other trusted out let’s. They’re never going to admit it or change, so I’ve moved on.
I think we should stop paying any attention to them at all and make them evenmore irrelevant then they already ate.
🙂
Josh