Effective Policies and Practices for Dealing
With Concealed Weapons Laws
***Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Could Encourage States
to Expand Gun-Carrying Rights***
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Conducted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Now available on CD
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In recent months, gun rights advocates have won significant victories. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court tossed out a local law banning individual gun ownership. New laws in Florida, Georgia and Louisiana have expanded rights of gun owners to bring permitted concealed weapons on company premises.
Nearly all states already allow people to carry permitted concealed weapons in vehicles or on their persons. At least five other states already prohibit employers from banning guns, and security leaders must be concerned with the possibility that workplace violence has become easier.
Can corporate security departments effectively enforce "no guns" policies within legal restrictions? What signage and educational campaigns have been effective — and permissible — under current law? Can security search people and their cars with minimal negative employee reaction?
Listen as our panel of veteran corporate security leaders and security consultants offers experiences that will help you build the framework of an effective, safe and legal approach to dealing with the risk of firearms at the workplace.
The panel included:
Dennis Smith, Security Manager, American Century Investments, Kansas City, Mo. He has worked for nearly three decades in private security, the last 10 years of it with American Century. He previously worked as a security specialist for the former Health Midwest in Kansas City.
Richard Sem, President, Sem Security Management, Trevor, Wis. He previously was Security and Crisis Management Director for Waste Management Inc. and a VP with Pinkerton-Securitas. Sem Security specializes in all aspects of crisis management and workplace violence consulting for corporate clients.
Greg Morand, Vice President of Loss Prevention, Kauffman Tire Inc., Ellenwood, Ga.
The panel gave valuable insights into these and other critical issues and questions:
- What is the current state of concealed weapons laws that affect guns in the workplace?
- What legal rights can corporate security departments exercise to restrict guns in the workplace or ban them altogether?
- What security initiatives have your peers tried that have proved effective — or ineffective — in controlling the presence of guns at work?
- How can security contribute to positive customer and employee perceptions regarding firearms policy enforcement?
- What do all security executives need to know to strike a balance between individual freedoms and a secure work environment?
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