Guns in the Workplace
The Christian Science Monitor had an interesting article last week on the subject of guns in the workplace. Two states prohibit employers from limiting the ability of employees to carry guns onto the premises - Oklahoma and Kentucky. In other words, employers cannot restrict employees who want to bring a gun onto the property. On the one hand is the NRA who feels that it's a Constitutional right to tote a gun wherever you want and on the other hand are employers who want to ensure the safety of the workplace.
According to a study, referenced in the article, by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, there was a "statistically significant increase in the chances of having a killing in any workplace that permitted guns."
I used to work for a company with locations in a variety of states - including Kentucky, where the views on this subject differ widely. But, as a New Yorker who periodically rides the subways and has grown accustomed to stringent security procedures and now bag searches on the subway, I cannot imagine guns anywhere near the workplace.