[Skywalk]

After some reflecting I've come to the conclusion that there ARE limits to private property, provided the company is publicly traded and employs a large number of employees.

Banning guns in the parking lot is akin to banning political pamphlets IN the car.

Companies do not have what amounts to a de facto right to limit your consitutional rights in every way, shape and form simply because you work there.

I've long disregarded such policies as companies could not search my person and normally had no reason to look through lockers. More importantly, I did not have a car in which I could "store" such an item and unless they provide security when biking or walking home, they do NOT have the right to deprive me of my right of self-defense. Not without some liability if indeed I am hurt or wounded on the job by someone who disregarded the rule OR on the way home if I am unable to be armed.

[Mulder]

Companies do not have what amounts to a de facto right to limit your consitutional rights in every way, shape and form simply because you work there.

Exactly correct!

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Companies do not have what amounts to a de facto right to limit your constitutional rights in every way, shape and form simply because you work there."

Does Michael Moore have the right to play Fahrenheit 9/11 in your TV at home against your wishes?

Your First and Second Amendment rights end at the edge of someone else's private property...take FR for instance. Jim can violate your First Amendment right anytime he wants to by banning you...it's his site.

So yes, companies can set rules to restrict your constitutional rights while you are on their property; your have the choice to either accept their rules, or work elsewhere.