[Moose4]

Yes, but whose private property rights? Seems to me that since the automobile is the employee's private property, he has the right to keep a piece locked up in it.

You do raise a good point, though, one I hadn't thought about...it's a bit more complicated issue than it looks at first glance.

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[Batrachian]

What if you didn't want someone to bring a gun into your house, like say at a party where there's a lot of alcohol, or for any reason? Does his right to keep and bear arms override your right to say who and what can come on to your property? I don't think it does.

The Second Amendment means that the government won't infringe on your rights. It doesn't refer to private property and it's your choice whether to go on to the property and abide by the owner's rules or stay off. That seems simple to me.

In fact, I don't see this as a 2nd Amendment issue at all, but as a private property issue.

[Barnstormer]

There is another aspect of this issue to consider. When someone invites you onto their private property, they also invite some of your rights to come along with you. Otherwise, they would be perfectly within their rights to put video cameras in the ladies' restroom in violation of their female employee's right to a certain amount or privacy, etc. Do you see where I'm going with this?

So, I believe this is far more complicated that a simple matter of the employer's property rights and the resolution of it will rely on how well the employer conveyed their rules to the employees (did they sign an agreement not to bring weapons onto company property?) and where the state law stands on the right to carry a weapon in your car?