Executive summary: On March 23, 2015, members in both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to pass new employment protections for handgun owners. The bill creates a private right of action for any employee who is terminated solely for storing a firearm or ammunition in the employee’s vehicle while parked in the employer’s parking lot. This legislation, which now awaits the Governor’s signature, represents yet another outgrowth of the controversial “Guns in Trunks” legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2013.
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