Since Act 1071 went into effect a guy from work thinks our employer could get out of it based on this.  I have always thought of a "place" as the physical building such as a business and not a parking lot.  Discuss.   They are good with it for now by the way. 


Arkansas 5-73-306
 
(19) (A)Any place at the discretion of the person or entity exercising control over the
physical location of the place by placing at each entrance to the place a written
notice clearly readable at a distance of not less than ten feet (10') that
"carrying a handgun is prohibited".

Since the "place" has an "entrance", place would have to mean some form of improved property. A parking lot has an entrance and is a place by even the most liberal definition. I am a knuckle draggin', mouth breathin' truck driver so take that into consideration when evaluating my opinion.

So we could potentially have a problem based on this?

From Act 1071

(c) An employer has the right to:      (1) Prohibit a person who is not an employee from storing a  handgun in the employee’s motor vehicle in the private employer’s parking  lot; and      (2) Prohibit a licensee’s entry onto the private employer’s place of business or in the parking lot because the person's private motor vehicle contains a handgun in the following circumstances: (A) The parking lot is a prohibited place specifically listed in § 5-73-306;

Elsewhere in the statute the term "premises" is used.   I would assume premises is a building while "place" could have several meanings.    Also can a building/premises have a roadway entrance?    Think about that.

The key here is with this legislation they thought to include a "Legislative Intent" with the Act.    That in itself should help clear up any confusion.

However even with all that this Act is still highly restrictive and only applies to CHCL holders.    And look at the storage requirements.


They do include some civil actions for the licensee's:

Reading is fundamental.  I read through it again and apparently I totally missed the end of section 2.  It specially says it doesn't apply if it is an employer parking lot.   This thread is done