moooose102
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How Many Of You Doctors Have A Ccw Permit? And Carry?
how many DOCTORS are CCW?
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doc2rn
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A lot more than will admit to it.
ryan in maine
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My doctor has his CCW and carries sometimes. He's actually some sort of an NP though.
gcrookston
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I know an anesthetist down in Louisiana that is a real Class III Steyr Aug Fan.....
12131
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I ccw carry. I'm blessed that my staff are pro-2A and strongly believe in the right to self defense.
shooter429
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I'm still a student
but anyway, I carry when not on hospital grounds.
Shooter429
but anyway, I carry when not on hospital grounds.
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The Bushmaster
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Does being a "Doctor of Motors" count?
moooose102
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bushmaster, sorry, i am also one of those, well, i used to be. anyway, i was refering to physicians. people who have to plug up all those holes left in bodies from bullets.
HM2PAC
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I am a PA-C. I CCW.
It's funny, one hospital I work at, just about the entire Med Staff are liberal and pacifistic. A different hospital I work at Per Diem, they are all conservative and Pro2A.
Different strokes for different folks I guess. One place looks to me for advice on hunting and firearms, the other place looks at me as though I am a Neanderthal.
To steal a quote from a friend:
"Good, bad, or other.....I'm the guy with the gun."
It's funny, one hospital I work at, just about the entire Med Staff are liberal and pacifistic. A different hospital I work at Per Diem, they are all conservative and Pro2A.
Different strokes for different folks I guess. One place looks to me for advice on hunting and firearms, the other place looks at me as though I am a Neanderthal.
To steal a quote from a friend:
"Good, bad, or other.....I'm the guy with the gun."
chihuahuatn
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Without grossly elaborating my leather satchel sits a Kahr PM9 with easy access, usually X-rays and various chart components always by my side (due to Hippa) or locked up. I have often experimented with it in my "inner" lab coat pockets, the majority of the time its not practical and illegal in county hospitals, private practice is another story.
Cannonball888
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Your friend stole it from Army of Darkness and it's
"Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun"
BTW, I'm not a MD, but I am a state licensed healthcare professional. Many of us have CWPs or are at least pro-gun especially in FL.
HM2PAC
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CannonBall
Yeah, that seems more like it.
Yeah, that seems more like it.
I have a CCW here in Alabama. In fact several of my collegues were "character references" on my application. Unfortunately, I am unable to carry at work due to the rules at these facilities. At all other times I never leave the house without the PF-9.
I would say many people I work with are pro 2A. Some of those folks did not realize that the the 2nd amendment has nothing to do with hunting.
Most people ask me if I hunt and are suprised to find that I've never been.... they are even more suprised that I own an EBR.
I would say many people I work with are pro 2A. Some of those folks did not realize that the the 2nd amendment has nothing to do with hunting.
Most people ask me if I hunt and are suprised to find that I've never been.... they are even more suprised that I own an EBR.
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rc135
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I'm a Docotr of Law (J.D., aka an attorney) and would LOVE to be able to carry, but since I'm in California...can't.
That's why I'm moving in July. Looking for a job somewhere between AZ and ID
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I'm a Docotr of Law (J.D., aka an attorney) and would LOVE to be able to carry, but since I'm in California...can't.
That's why I'm moving in July. Looking for a job somewhere between AZ and ID
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There was a doc at the shooting club I used to belong to that carried. He even used it to defend his life. No shots fired, the bad guns realized that THEIR life was more important then trying to get the guy's wallet. (They also brought one knife, two guys, to a robbery attempt. The "victim" had a gun.)
Cannonball888
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Doctors, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals really need to carry. I know a personal account of a doctor and his office staff who were killed by a patient. I also know a pharmacist who nearly died when a drug addict stabbed him in the throat while trying to rob his pharmacy.
moooose102
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au1776, if i were a lawyer, i wouldn't even BREATH without a 45 on my hip!
spwenger
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As An Instructor...
...with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, I carry wherever I legally can. I have had many students who are physicians. They tend to reflect specialites.
When I taught with LFI, most of our physician student were orthopedic surgeons (who tend to be jocks) and obstetricians (who often feel threatened if they have been identified as abortion providers).
ER physicians, some of whom I've had as students since I've been teaching on my own, tend toward one extreme or the other - enthusiast or prohibitionist. Family-practice docs also seem to polarize in similar fashion.
Pediatricians usually are prohibitionists but I recently had one tell me that he had taken the training to obtain an Arizona CWP.
Back in California, where I worked for the nation's largest HMO, I once met an internist I knew from work at an indoor range. When I exited the shooting area he was waiting for me, with a request that I not mention at work that I had seen him shooting. On the other hand, Timothy Wheeler, founder and director of Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership is a head-and-neck surgeon with the same organization and holds a California CWP.
...with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, I carry wherever I legally can. I have had many students who are physicians. They tend to reflect specialites.
When I taught with LFI, most of our physician student were orthopedic surgeons (who tend to be jocks) and obstetricians (who often feel threatened if they have been identified as abortion providers).
ER physicians, some of whom I've had as students since I've been teaching on my own, tend toward one extreme or the other - enthusiast or prohibitionist. Family-practice docs also seem to polarize in similar fashion.
Pediatricians usually are prohibitionists but I recently had one tell me that he had taken the training to obtain an Arizona CWP.
Back in California, where I worked for the nation's largest HMO, I once met an internist I knew from work at an indoor range. When I exited the shooting area he was waiting for me, with a request that I not mention at work that I had seen him shooting. On the other hand, Timothy Wheeler, founder and director of Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership is a head-and-neck surgeon with the same organization and holds a California CWP.
glassman
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I'm a registered nurse working in an operating room. The hospital where I work expressly prohibits carrying (firable offense) so I put it in the trunk before going into the building. An orthopedic surgeon I work with is known to be a gun enthusiast and has a fanny pack on his person at all times. I once asked him what caliber he had in the bag..he just smiled and didn't answer the question.
michiganfan
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One of my docs carries. Discovered it when my kid and his kid, and all th parents showed up at the same mutual friends house (call it a McMansion) for before the high school dance pictures. I had on my sig sauer shirt. Next appt all the doc wants is to talk guns. LOL.
Waitone
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Several years ago in Charlotte there developed a hostage situation in a medical office building associated with one of the big hospitals. It was resolved without difficulty. Word on the street afterwards was there was a surprising number of firearms in the building starting with the receptionist despite NC law.
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carries at all times. Local hospital proposed a rule of no firearms on campus. Several staff, including me, pointed out that a sign won't stop a criminal, and would only ensure that any gun brought inside would be in lawbreaking hands. Rule was never passed. But a shooting colleague just signed an employment contract with them which specified no guns. Don't know why he signed. I'm independent, but if it were me I'd have them assume in writing responsibility if I were ever shot in their building.
Pediatricians and FPs here are all gun-fearing sheep.
carries at all times. Local hospital proposed a rule of no firearms on campus. Several staff, including me, pointed out that a sign won't stop a criminal, and would only ensure that any gun brought inside would be in lawbreaking hands. Rule was never passed. But a shooting colleague just signed an employment contract with them which specified no guns. Don't know why he signed. I'm independent, but if it were me I'd have them assume in writing responsibility if I were ever shot in their building.
Pediatricians and FPs here are all gun-fearing sheep.
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