The scenario:
An employee of a convenience store/gas station, be it a QT, RaceTrac, 7-11, Valero or another of the same type, is a licensed gun owner and CHL holder.
The company (based out of state) has mandated that employees cannot store a weapon in their car. The complany also does not have any verbiage in their policy on carrying a weapon while at work or on 'Premise". The company is privately held, however, there are no 51% or 30.06 signs posted in the building and the parking areas are of obviously public use and for open passage.
The more reading I do on this particular topic the more questions I have... Please advise...
1. Does the company by having verbiage in their company policy have the right to deny a CHL holder from storing his/her weapon in a private vehicle, if the law states?
.Sec. 52.061. RESTRICTION 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.
the law goes on to state---
2. Does the company have a right to prevent a CHL holder from carrying while at work or on/in the premises with out a 51% or 30.06 sign 2.(F) property owned or leased by a chemical manufacturer or oil and gas refiner with an air authorization under Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, and on which the primary business conducted is the manufacture, use, storage, or transportation of hazardous, combustible, or explosive materials, except in regard to an employee who holds a license to carry a concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and who stores 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 that is outside of a secured and restricted area:
(i) that contains the physical plant;
(ii) that is not open to the public; and
(iii) the ingress into which is constantly monitored by security personnel
Again Please advise
