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J.D. Candidate, Duke University School of Law; Research Assistant, Center for Firearms Law.

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Parking Lot Laws: Their Content and Applicability

Posted by on June 25, 2020

Last week’s blog on parking lot laws, state laws that prevent property owners or employers from banning firearms in parked vehicles in company parking lots, provided an overview of the history of these laws. Since Oklahoma enacted the first parking lot law in 2004, such laws have become widespread; nearly half the states have passed […]

Parking Lot Laws: A History

Posted by on June 17, 2020

Parking lot laws, also called “bring your gun to work” or “guns-at-work” laws, are state laws that prohibit property owners or employers from preventing individuals from storing firearms in their parked vehicles in the property owner or employer’s parking area. These laws subordinate employers and property owners’ right to regulate their own property to the […]