New Hampshire Protects Second Amendment Rights of Employees

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Posted on 01/01/2025 3:49:41 AM PST by marktwain

On January 1, 2025, New Hampshire employers must respect employees’ Second Amendment rights in locked vehicles in parking lots.

On May 22, 2024, the New Hampshire legislature passed House Bill 1336. The bill was signed into law on July 7, 2024, by Governor Sununu, and it will go into effect on January 1, 2025. The bill passed with reasonable margins. 201 – 172 in the House and 14 – 10 in the Senate.  From the text of the bill:

159:27 Stored Firearms in Vehicles.

I. Any public or private employer that receives public funds from the federal or state government or any subdivision thereof, whether such funds are in the form of payment for contractual services, grants, or in any other form however denominated, and irrespective of the amount or level of such funding, or any agent of such an employer, shall not:

(a) Prohibit an employee who may legally possess a firearm from storing a firearm or ammunition in the employee’s vehicle while entering or exiting the employer’s property or while the vehicle is parked on the employer’s property as long as the vehicle is locked, and the firearm or ammunition is not visible.

(b) Take any adverse action against any employee who stores a firearm or ammunition in accordance with this section.

The bill prohibits employers from requiring an employee to answer questions about whether the employee has weapons in their vehicle. Employers are also immune from lawsuit for any damages that result from an employee’s actions involving a firearm or ammunition stored in their vehicle.

A number of states have enacted such laws to ensure employees can exercise their right to be armed en route to and from work. As Second Amendment supporters work to restore Second Amendment rights, impediments to exercising those rights are being challenged

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This appears a reasonably good compromise. The employer has to respect the rights of an employee inside his private vehicle, and is protected from liability.

1 posted on 01/01/2025 3:49:41 AM PST by marktwain

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