The Tennessee State Capitol in downtown Nashville.NASHVILLE – Volkswagen Chattanooga’s security chief today told senators the company is “very concerned” with National Rifle Association-drafted legislation that lets gun owners store guns in their locked vehicles on employers’ parking lot despite companies’ wishes.
VW’s general manager of security, Reid Albert, told Senate Commerce Committee members that the two bills “would take away our right to control our property and interferes with our ability to take necessary actions to ensure the safety of all our employees.”
He said disagreements among VW employees have “already erupted in the parking lots.”
The presence of firearms increases the potential for gun violence, creating potential problems in emotional situations such as worker dismissal, Albert said.
“Gun violence in the work place is a real and ever-present threat,” Albert said. “A law which prevents an employer from addressing this situation hinders my ability to protect the lives of all employees at Volkswagen Chattanooga.”