Rather than hijack this thread further, I created a new one to discuss the unique impact of the parking lot bill to university employees:
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- Mon May 30, 2011 12:13 pm
- Forum: 2011 Texas Legislative Session
- Topic: Parking lots and employee handbooks?
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- Mon May 30, 2011 11:51 am
- Forum: 2011 Texas Legislative Session
- Topic: Parking lots and employee handbooks?
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Re: Parking lots and employee handbooks?
Right, but now the campus police department - who are also university employees - will know I carry a weapon in my vehicle. Could this information make it to the extremely liberal administration?speedsix wrote:...I don't think your presentation of the CHL when you were stopped would be reasonable cause for him to search your car...I would present, though, because, even though the penalty was removed...it's still the law...and if you don't...THEN I'd say he has reason to believe you might be hiding something(assuming that he found out on the computer that you HAVE a CHL...
...what it boils down to...is that the law will only discourage employers from posting...not from having their way with us about carrying...I'd like to have seen more teeth in the law in our favor...tough to accomplish with Texas' hire/fire practices...
How about the case when a, now legally, stored gun is stolen from an employees' vehicle while parked on campus. Guess who you call to file the police report?????? That's right, the university employed campus police department.
- Mon May 30, 2011 11:38 am
- Forum: 2011 Texas Legislative Session
- Topic: Parking lots and employee handbooks?
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Re: Parking lots and employee handbooks?
I'm not so worried about a search. But as I work for a private university with their own police force and road system, I am worried about being stopped for a minor traffic violation. By law, I would then have to present my DL and my CHL. 
Here is our current weapons policy:
Here is our current weapons policy:
It hasn't been updated since 1996 and I am pretty sure the last section in no longer true. It will be interesting to see what changes, if any, will be made to this policy now.xxx prohibits the possession of firearms on University premises, even by those who are qualified to carry concealed handguns under Texas law.
xxx also prohibits the possession on campus of all of the following:
fireworks
ammunition
hazardous or explosive material
firearms
pellet guns, and
other dangerous weapons.
Texas law as well as Rice University policy prohibits the ownership of
firearms
illegal knives
clubs
other weapons specified in the Texas Penal Code, section 46.05 (a)