Exploring Gun Laws: A Constitutional Perspective

To formulate an opinion on gun laws relating to places of employment the U.S. Constitution and Indiana Constitution must first be examined. The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Simply proclaiming people of the U.S. have the preserved and irrevocable right to own and carry firearms to ensure safety and freedom of the people. The 14th Amendment extends these laws to the state by the “equal protection of the laws.” Written as “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” the amendment gives power to the U.S. Constitution over state when a matter of rights is concerned.

The Indiana Constitution addresses the issue in Article 1 Section 32 by asserting “The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the

Although I have these opinions I do believe certain businesses such as mental health facilities should have stricter guidelines as HEA 1065 addresses. I believe it should be a requirement for employees to reveal whether or not you carry a firearm. Liability is always a concern and I infer that it is one of the reasons current law restricts firearms to locked vehicles on company property. However, I believe in criminal law the one who commits a crime involving a firearm is solely