guitararmy
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MD Carry
My hospitals ban handguns on the premises. Otherwise I carry whenever possible.
My hospitals ban handguns on the premises. Otherwise I carry whenever possible.
how many DOCTORS are CCW?
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commygun
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Over the years I've seen our optometrist, our pediatrician, our ENT doc, and my wife's OB/GYN (an African American women with a stainless 1911 no less) at the local gun show. Well, it is Lewis County after all.
bikerdoc
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That's true here if you're in uniform/on-duty, off-duty is a different story even though we all have arrest powers on or off-duty throughout the state. In my case, when I am working for the hospital I am their employee and subject to the same rules as everyone else. My dept's authorization to carry off-duty, and their expectation that I will, doesn't supercede the hospital employee policies. So, like I said, they know I'm a cop, they assume I carry, but nobody asks me not to in spite of the policy. I suppose the idea is that potential benefit of having an armed off-duty officer on staff is greater than their desire to enforce that particular rule.
BlisteringSilence
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Wow. Docs with guns. Let's see....
My dad's a trauma surgeon. He carries his sig with him everywhere he goes.
My orthapedic surgeon is a HUGE 1911 guy. Also the only person I've met who carries a tricked out Wilson Commander daily.
Most of the ER docs carry. And their choice of carry weapon is dictated by personal preference and body type (as it should be).
I walked into the ER nurses lounge one time to get some coffee after a run, and *unintentionally* waded into a very heated caliber war. One that would make us here look like a bunch of sissies.
I'm a paramedic. And most of (if not all) the guys I work with have a CHL and b*tch about the fact that we aren't allowed to carry on duty (when we're way more likely to be shot at).
I see docs at the range all the time. A bunch of radiologists got together and formed a skeet team. And they're really good.
And I hunt with a drug rep.
So yeah, I'd say there are lots of docs with CHL's.
My dad's a trauma surgeon. He carries his sig with him everywhere he goes.
My orthapedic surgeon is a HUGE 1911 guy. Also the only person I've met who carries a tricked out Wilson Commander daily.
Most of the ER docs carry. And their choice of carry weapon is dictated by personal preference and body type (as it should be).
I walked into the ER nurses lounge one time to get some coffee after a run, and *unintentionally* waded into a very heated caliber war. One that would make us here look like a bunch of sissies.
I'm a paramedic. And most of (if not all) the guys I work with have a CHL and b*tch about the fact that we aren't allowed to carry on duty (when we're way more likely to be shot at).
I see docs at the range all the time. A bunch of radiologists got together and formed a skeet team. And they're really good.
And I hunt with a drug rep.
So yeah, I'd say there are lots of docs with CHL's.
YakCZP01
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First off commyman, that is too funny because it is true.
Second, I will have my doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) in about 3 months and I CCW, but not at the hospital as it is a serious offense.
Second, I will have my doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) in about 3 months and I CCW, but not at the hospital as it is a serious offense.
kubmiester
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This is an AWESOME thread! I think a lot of people look at doctors solely as healers. But a gun can be considered ‘preventative medicine’ for good people just as much as immunizations. Why would a doctor NOT want to help keep someone from sickness or injury?
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12131
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No doubt about it. When I was doing locum tenens at one of the local clinics, a doctor got the crap beat out of her in the parking lot by a crazy dude demanding drugs from her, as she was leaving the clinic at the end of the day.
No doubt about it. When I was doing locum tenens at one of the local clinics, a doctor got the crap beat out of her in the parking lot by a crazy dude demanding drugs from her, as she was leaving the clinic at the end of the day.
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I know someone who works at a local veterinary clinic where multiple vets and staff carry, including or especially while at work. Very covert, I only know because I've talked guns with a few of the people there but I feel a lot more secure once I get inside the building there from the parking lot.
As has been mentioned here, a lot of controlled substances in the clinic and people on the street know it. The clinic I'm thinking of isn't in a bad area but it's kind of on the edges of a not-so-good area, so it only makes sense. Once or twice in the last year they've basically gone to a clinic lock down when the police were (on at least two or more occasions) searching for an escaped criminal/fugitive within a block or so of the business.
As has been mentioned here, a lot of controlled substances in the clinic and people on the street know it. The clinic I'm thinking of isn't in a bad area but it's kind of on the edges of a not-so-good area, so it only makes sense. Once or twice in the last year they've basically gone to a clinic lock down when the police were (on at least two or more occasions) searching for an escaped criminal/fugitive within a block or so of the business.
HK G3
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Here's a somewhat amusing story of a doc using a CCW to defend himself: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/c...b_sldoc_0208.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=77
The hospital where I work now specifically prohibits CCW on the campus and is marked as such. I'm sure that prevents some doctors from bothering. Also, "security" is very visible at most times of high traffic during the week (but try finding a guard patrolling the lot where I park at 7:30P on a Saturday night). Some people probably think, lots of security I don't need a gun. You know how it goes.
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MillCreek
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Something for healthcare providers to think about: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23143942/
Several years ago, a very nice plastic surgeon of my acquaintance who practiced in Bellevue was killed by one of his patients who was unhappy with her surgical results. The patient then killed herself a short time later.
Several years ago, a very nice plastic surgeon of my acquaintance who practiced in Bellevue was killed by one of his patients who was unhappy with her surgical results. The patient then killed herself a short time later.
Cavalier Knight
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I have my CCW permit...was surprised how many guys in my residency program have their permits. Guess I shouldn't be since this is Alabama. In med school a number of professors seem to have really bought into the gun as pathogen arugment and think more guns=more crime. theu SHOULD know better and be able to look at all the evidence, but this is just another sad example of how personal bias distorts one's ability to reason.
MillCreek
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I am reminded of an unpublished study done a few years ago at the family practice residency at the University of Washington medical school. They found that 1 in 7 patients owned a handgun. Of the physicians and staff at the residency program, 1 in 4 owned a handgun.
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