Florida's top business organizations have made a final, direct appeal to House members who are slated to take up the guns-to-work bill today.

"Attempts to water down constitutional property rights and employer – employee contract negotiations in favor of gun owner rights can only be viewed as an attack on the business community and the jobs it creates and sustains," reads a letter signed by Mark Wilson, Rick McAllister, Barney Bishop and Carol Dover.

"We have seen no egregious examples of gun rights being denied. No problem currently exists in Florida worthy of the proposed big government solution mandating less freedom, less property rights and more regulation. We respectfully ask that you vote “no” on this bill and invite the rifle association to stand with those of us who want smaller government, less red tape, fewer lawsuits and more personal freedom. Please vote no on this over reaching legislation."

Still, it appears the measure is headed toward passage, given House
leadership approval of the amended version of the bill. Only employees
with concealed weapons permits would be protected under the bill.

"I think the issue has been refined, not to a level where you're going to have the Retail Federation support it, but certainly it's a much better piece of legislation than it was just a year ago," House Speaker Marco Rubio told reporters yesterday. "I think individuals who have concealed weapson permits are by
and far very responsible gun owners."