At the urging of Gainesville businessman and chamber board member Phillip Wilheit, the board passed a resolution Thursday in opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 43.
That bill, which has the backing of the National Rifle Association (NRA), would prohibit employers from keeping their workers from bringing guns to work and leaving them in their locked cars.
Wilheit, who said he is an NRA member, said its not a gun rights issue. It's a workplace issue, he said.
"I have a right to have a smoke-free workplace, an alcohol-free workplace and a gun-free workplace."
Wilheit is president of Wilheit Packaging.
The vote by the chamber board was unanimous.
SUMMARY OF BILL TAKEN FROM GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEB SITE:
A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to prohibit certain employers from prohibiting employees from lawfully carrying and possessing firearms in locked motor vehicles; to provide for immunity for employers who allow employees to possess firearms in locked vehicles on the premises of such employer; to provide for civil remedies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
http://accesswdun.com/article/2007/3/92740