GEM- I get that it is unlikely but the fact is that this is our last chance for two years to try and get campus carry passed here in Texas. Keep trying for a few more weeks and if it fails we will just have to wait for two more years.
The only thing that stopped the bill from passing was parliamentary procedure. We have the votes in both houses, a governor who supports (or will at least sign) the bill, and several very supportive reps and senators. Sounds like now is a great time and if we push a little bit we might just pull it off. Better to try and fail than to allow our rights to continue being infringed.
The parking lot law could easily have included all Texans because they can already carry a concealed handgun in their car without a permit. This would allow them to carry the concealed weapon to their place of employment and leave it in the car. That's as close to a no-brainer as you can get and it might have gotten farther if more people cared about it.
Just to clarify:
Sec.A52.061.AARESTRICTION ON PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO
OR STORAGE OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION. A public or private employer
may not prohibit an employee who holds a license to carry a
concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code,
who otherwise lawfully possesses a firearm, or who lawfully possesses ammunition from transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition the employee is authorized by law to possess in a locked,
privately owned motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or
other parking area the employer provides for employees.
SB 321 does not cover just CHL's.
The comma after 'code' has the same meaning as 'or.'Read it again, paragrouper.
"...employee who holds a license to carry a concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, who otherwise lawfully possesses a firearm...."
The employee must first hold a CHL to "otherwise lawfully possess a firearm."
If the bill meant what you believe, it would have to say: "...employee who holds a license to carry a concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, or who otherwise lawfully possesses a firearm...."