Gun Rights vs. Property Rights

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CSpindizzy

CSpindizzy

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Here in GA, the legislature is debating a bill that would require businesses to allow persons to bring firearms in their vehicles without repercussions. It basically condemns businesses from being able to ban firearms on their property. The issue has the two largest lobby groups in the state, the NRA and the Chamber of Commerce, duking it out over power and influence.

Who is right? Private property or right to bear arms?
 
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CSpindizzy said:
Here in GA, the legislature is debating a bill that would require businesses to allow persons to bring firearms in their vehicles without repercussions. It basically condemns businesses from being able to ban firearms on their property. The issue has the two largest lobby groups in the state, the NRA and the Chamber of Commerce, duking it out over power and influence.

Who is right? Private property or right to bear arms?
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It's a public safety and economic issue where you have corporations that practically have a monopoly on public parking garages in certain areas, and which are scared sh!+less to "allow" (i.e. not prohibit) customers from bringing firearms on the property and stoering them in their cars due to fears regarding financial liability if there is a shooting in the parking lot. Then you have people who are legally permitted to carry a firearm, but cannot take it into a downtown venue because booze is sold on the premesis. It's a catch-22 for the citizen. So the citizen must now decide, do I go downtown, where the crime is presumably worse, unarmed and vulnerable or do I just stay home, or in my neighborhood where I don't have to worry about it?
 
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Here is a quote from a person at a blog in our local paper:

"I’m all for property rights until you infringe on my right to protect my self."
 
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CSpindizzy said:
But constitutionally, what issue supercedes the other?
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It's an interesting question nad I do not have a clear answer; however, I do think it is within the government's authority to regulate business and telling anyone who wants to be in the business of offering parking to the general public that they have to allow customers to store firearms in their cars is a reasonable exercise of regulatory authority.
 
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I would say property since any individual can choose or not choose access the business' property.

Not sure which side the constitution would come down on - not clear that the right to own guns is the same as the right to take them with you wherever you go.
 
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Okay. I've thought about this a bit more. If a parking garage operator permits me to store a firearm in my car and soemthing happens the garage owner still has a remedy against me. If someone else broke into my car and took the firearm I could be accused of negligence. If I did something myself, then I could be accused of a willful act. Either way, there are potential civil and criminal ramifications. One the other hand, if I get mugged on the sidewalk outside the parking garage I have no redress against the parking garage operator.
 
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Dissolve the Union!

Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights hurrah! Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star!
 
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Private Propery, unless there's a developer involved and Imminent Domain can be invoked..
 
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