What are some implications of new gun laws?
A. Several state legislatures recently have passed new gun laws that affect the way hotel and restaurant owners and operators run their businesses. The laws come in two varieties: 1) those that expand the areas in which individuals who are licensed to carry concealed weapons may lawfully carry them, and 2) those that restrict an employer’s property right to issue policies prohibiting employees from storing guns in the employer’s parking lot. The first category is of special interest to hotel and restaurant owners because the laws give holders of firearm licenses the right to enter restaurants and bars with a concealed weapon. Some states only allow gun carriers to patronize restaurants (i.e., food-serving establishments that derive less than 50 percent of their revenue from alcohol), while others permit armed individuals to patronize bars. Within these schemes, some states also prohibit the consumption of alcohol by those who are carrying weapons. The second category of new laws is of
