NRA Blasts Disney Over Gun Law
POSTED: Thursday, July 3, 2008
UPDATED: 11:32 am EDT July 3,
2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Disney was blasted by the National Rifle Association after the company declared its property exempt from a new state law that allows Floridians to bring guns to work.Before the law went into effect this week, Walt Disney World e-mailed its employees and said because it stores huge amounts of fireworks on the property, they are exempt.The e-mail said the company does not have to let workers with concealed weapons keep the guns locked in their cars, Local 6 reported.The NRA responded to Disney on its Web site."Disney is a prime offender when it comes to firing employees for exercising Second Amendment rights. There has never been any intention to exempt any part of Disney from the new law. We thought you'd like to see such arrogance," the NRA statement said.There is an exemption in the new law for companies with explosives permits.However, Republican leaders said they never intended to exempt Disney -- which is Florida's largest private employer.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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