Judge rules in FLA case over ban of parking lot bans

Wouldn't that mean that the exemption under which Disney was claiming they were exempt would be nullified?

I THINK(tm) that the judge ruled:
- The law is valid but "stupid"
- That Disney is NOT exempt because their main business was not explosives-related
- Granted a preliminary injunction by request of FL Chamber of Commerce pending appeal by Disney(?)
- The law only applies to your work parking lot, but
- It is unconstitutional for some businesses to be "more equal" than others

Sounds to me like he got everything else right, but had a problem wrapping his tiny little, made-up mind around the right-to-carry concept of "keep and bear" vs. property rights and "public safety" doctrine. If only cars were private property. Hmm...

This issue is not a gun rights v. property rights issue. It never has been. Guns are just the scary justification for denial of property rights by one group of property owners against another group of property owners.

This is a property rights v. property rights issue. One side wanting to negate the property rights of the other side and that other side not having it.

Here's an update on that story that seems a little more coherent, though from the same source:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sfl-0729gunsatwork,0,6398359.story

So it seems as though the rights of EMPLOYEEs were upheld, but not that of a visitor. Weird, if true, but whatever. At least a visitor can generally choose where to do business, and it's unlikely a store-owner will request a search of the visitor's car (and if they do, and the visitor refuses, the visitor can just leave and not lose their job).

And Disney situation is up in the air still.

Better than what we have in Colorado, where no such law exists.

I know there are many that are pro-gun but consider this law a violation of property rights, which they hold just as dear as gun rights, but personally I think a "parking lot" law like this is a fair compromise between those 2 rights.

But that's an opinion ... not a fact.

The Florida Chamber of Commerce claims that the law has been shucked by the judge.

http://www.flchamber.com/docs/Coalitions/GunsAtWorkCoalition/NR_Guns_JudgeRuling_072908.pdf

Looking at the .pdf mentioned above ... looks like all people anti-gun have decided to redefine a loss as a victory (ala Heller). A quote:

"“After three years of claiming this issue is about protecting someone who wants to stop at
the store on the way home from work, the NRA’s signature legislation offers zero protection
for someone who wants to stop at the store on the way home from work,” said Wilson.
“What is left of the Guns at Work law covers only concealed weapon permit holders, and
only while they are at their place of employment – you can bring your gun to work, but you
can’t bring it anywhere else!” "

LOL -- I thought this was mostly about employees. I mean ... from my experience, companies/stores/malls don't post their visitor parking lots with "no gun" signs. And they limit their employees through company policies in handbooks, not signs on the parking lot.

There was a lot of silly rhetoric in this piece as it skirted the issue, but it's clear that this is still a huge victory:

Employees CAN leave their guns locked up in their cars at work.

And since most businesses don't post no-gun signs on their parking lots, they can still have their guns when they stop at the store. Or choose a store that doesn't post.

Congrats Florida. I hope future rulings don't go any worse in the other direction.