Highlights:
-Prohibits restriction of the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transportation, storage, display or use of firearms or ammunition during the following (Sec. 2):
-Disaster Emergency;
-An Energy Emergency; or
-Local Disaster Emergency
-Prohibits possession, transfer, sale, transportation, storage, display and use of a firearm or ammunition in or on the following during any of the conditions above (Sec. 2):
-In or on school property;
-In or on property that is being used by a school for a school function;
-On a school bus;
-On the property of:-A childcare institution;
-An emergency childcare shelter caring institution;
-A private secure facility;
-A group home;
-An emergency shelter care group home;
-A penal facility; or
-A domestic violence shelter;
-In violation of federal law;
-In or on property belonging to an approved post secondary education institution;
-At a person's residence; or
-Property owned, operated, used by or controlled by an entity that is required to:-Conduct vulnerability assessments;
-Develop and implement a site security plan under the US Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; or
-Have a security plan under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002.
-Defines "Governmental Entity" as the state or a political subdivision of the state (Sec. 4)
-Prohibits employers from prohibiting employees who legally possess a firearm or ammunition from keeping the firearm or ammunition locked in the trunk, in the glove compartment, or stored out of plain sight in an employee's locked vehicle. (Sec. 7)
-Exempts employers of the following from adopting or enforcing the ordinance (Sec. 7):
-In or on school property;
-In or on property that is being used by a school for a school function;
-On a school bus;
-On the property of:-A child caring institution;
-An emergency childcare shelter caring institution;
-A private secure facility;
-A group home;
-An emergency shelter care group home;
-A childcare center;
-A penal facility;
-In violation of federal law;
-In or on property belonging to an approved post secondary education institution;
-At a person's residence;
-Property of a person that is subject to the United States Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards issued on April 9, 2007;
-Licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
-Property owned by: -A public utility that generates and transmits electric power;
-A department of public utilities created under IC 8-1-11.1; or
-In the personal vehicle of the employee, if the employee is a direct support professional who:-Works directly with individuals with developmental disabilities to assist the individuals become integrated into the Individuals community or the least restrictive environment; and
-Uses the employee's personal vehicle while transporting an individual with developmental disabilities.
-Authorizes an individual who believes they have been harmed by a violation of this to act to bring a civil action against the person who is alleged to have made the violation (Sec. 7).
-Authorizes the court to do the following in the case of violation of the lack of prohibition of firearms on work premises (Sec. 7):
-Award actual damages and court costs and attorney's fees to the prevailing individual; and
-Enjoin further violations of the chapter.