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Personally... I would invite that granola eatin' 'manager' out into that same parking lot (unarmed) for a bit of attitude adjustment... 'cause those types REEEEEEELLY piss me off. But... that's just me. Actually... this is an overt Civil Rightsviolation that should be adjudicated in court. Y'all should file a class action lawsuit to that affect against this 'manager' personally and Walmart... if 'corporate' doesn't jerk him up by the short 'n curlies beforehand. These petty tyrants need a dent in their bank accounts before they'll ever get their minds right.
55, 70 / SB 1168 / §12-781 / Ban on prohibiting guns in parked vehicles
It's unlawful for a property owner, tenant, public or private employer or
business entity (called the "responsible party" below for brevity) to
create a policy or rule that prevents a person from lawfully transporting
or storing any firearm in a privately owned motor vehicle if:
1 - the vehicle is locked or the firearm is in a locked compartment on a
motorcycle; and
2 - the firearm is not visible. Any attempt to do so is null, void, unenforceable and without legal effect.
The ban on gun bans in private vehicles doesn't apply under four
conditions: 1 - possession of the firearm is already banned under federal
or state law; 2 - the vehicle is owned or leased by the responsible party
in which case the ban is at their discretion; 3 - the responsible party has
a facility secured by a fence or other physical barrier, and also limits
access by a guard or other security measure, and the responsible party
provides secure storage with ready access and retrieval, similar to the
gun-locker rules for public buildings and events; and 4 - compliance with
this statute would violate another applicable federal or state law. Nuclear
generating stations must comply with gun-locker requirements.
The parking area for a single-family detached residence is exempt from
this law. Department of Defense contractors whose property is located
wholly or partially on a military base are exempt from this law. A
responsible party can provide an alternate parking facility close to the
main facility, ban firearms at the main one, and allow them at the
alternate facility, as long as they don't charge any extra fee.
Anticipating possible legal challenges from large corporations or other
property owners whose parking space is open to the public, the legislature
included a six-point set of findings, rare in state bills, to clarify that:
1 - the state and federal Constitutions provide strong protection for the
fundamental right to keep and bear arms for self defense;
2 - the enjoyment of this right is impaired if people are deprived the right to keep arms in their vehicles;
3 - people are deprived of their rights if firearms cannot be kept in their private vehicles;
4 - your locked private vehicle is
private, not a public space, you have the right to furnish it any way you
like that is legal to enhance your comfort, security, ease of movement and
enjoyment of liberty;
5 - parking lot operators are not unduly burdened by the presence of legally possessed property secured within the vehicle by
its owner; and
6 - this act is for the benefit and protection of people who
choose to exercise and enforce their fundamental right to bear arms in self
defense in their movements throughout this state, including in their
personal motor vehicles.
