Can I carry my handgun in my vehicle, if my employer released a policy stating that our personal vehicle is “under control” of the company?

Can I carry my handgun in my vehicle, if my employer released a policy stating that our personal vehicle is “under control” of the company?

The company feels that it may prohibit its employees from possessing a firearm. I do not know of any law that allows the company to make this claim. I am a licensed handgun permit holder. State statute provides that no employer may enforce any policy prohibiting a licensed handgun permit holder from keeping such weapon locked in their personal vehicle. I drive my personal vehicle to deliver pizza a few nights a week. The text of my state’s Self Defense Act clearly states that I may keep a weapon in my vehicle.

Asked on November 8, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Oklahoma

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