Jax Daily

The state’s new “guns at work” law kicks into effect today. But don’t go rushing into your place of employment with a handgun in your pocket. The law only allows individuals to have concealed weapons stored in their automobiles on private property, including their place of employment.

Not surprisingly, the business community is unhappy with the idea of having that firepower stored in company parking lots. In fact, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Retail Federation filed a lawsuit to kill the proposal back in April. But Attorney General Bill McCollum rejected an injunction the two organizations requested to put the gun law on hold while their challenge works its way through the court system.

Gun owners claim that the right to carry a weapon onto private property in their automobile should be guaranteed, because a vehicle is essentially an extension of a person’s home and should be treated as such. The Chamber argues that the “Guns At Work” legislation eliminates a fundamental right of businesses and private property owners by making it illegal for them to have policies prohibiting firearms on their own private property.