[denton]

If you could bear a little help drafting your reply, please consider the following, along with skinny's excellent comment:

By exactly what mechanism does restricting guns in workers' cars improve worker safety? Do you mean that some mentally unbalanced person, bent on mayhem, and disregarding state, local and federal laws that carry prison time, will be stopped cold in his tracks by some company policy that might cause him to lose his job? Is there any actual evidence that this might work? If there is no evidence, then on what basis are you implementing this policy?

Somewhere in a company as large as yours, there are people who have good reason to fear violence from no-good former husbands or boyfriends, or people they have helped send to prison. Some of them legally carry a gun for self-defense, with good reason. If they are attacked on company property, and are unable to defend themselves because they complied with your policy, are you willing to take full and complete responsibility for the death and injuries that follow? Are you willing to pay the medical bills, and, if necessary, continue to support the family left without income because of compliance with your policy? Are you going to hire a substitute mother or father? Are you willing to "make whole" employees who suffer as a result of your policy?

What in the world makes you think that all the mentally unstable people in the area work for you? Suppose an enviro-wacko, or fired former employee forces his way onto company property, and starts shooting people. What is the average time required for the police to arrive in force? How many shots can a nut case fire in that amount of time? What is your response plan, until the police arrive? Are your guards armed, and willing to protect your employees?

If your guards are armed, what makes you think they are more dependable than your other employees? If your guards are not armed, how do you intend to protect your employees, after having taken away their means of self-defense? For that matter, what makes you think the police are more dependable than your employees?

You are probably considerably more safe conducting employee seminars in firearm safety, and the legal issues involved in self defense and deadly force, and hanging out a sign that says "We don't dial 911".