Governor Charlie Crist has signed a
bill into law that allows Florida residents to keep guns locked in
their cars at work.
The bill says businesses can't prohibit employees or customers
from keeping a legally owned gun locked inside their cars, as long
as the owner has a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Guns would still be off limits at some sites: schools, prisons,
nuclear power plants, military facilities and buildings that store
explosives.
Supporters of the bill say people have a constitutional right
under the Second Amendment to carry firearms and should be able to
keep guns in their cars for protection. Business owners argue they
have a constitutional right to set the rules on their own property.
The governor signed the bill today.
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