So you are taken into the hospital in an emergency while you are carrying. What happens to your gun?
A) If you are conscious and can inform them who do you inform?
B) If you are unconscious who deals with your gun?
I have had several concealed carriers in my ambulance. If conscious, I'll have them secure the gun in their cars or with family (if able) if not, clear the gun and i secure it in a locked box. The gun is handed over to special police at the hospital and they return it to the patient when the patient is discharged from the hospital. If the patient's unconscious, we secure the gun from the patient and then secure it in our lock box. We give to hospital police and they return to the patient when they are discharged. At least down here most medics are knowledgable about firearms and firearm laws . We don't mind concealed carriers, just it's against company policy (and best for our safety ) if we have the patient's gun secured while in our ambulance.
I seem to recall at least one where the Officer on scene confiscated the weapon, turned it in, and the owner had to go downtown to reclaim it. It took some time as they were ballistic testing the weapon.
Doesn't anyone else remember this? Or am I imagining things..
I like your way MUCH better than other stories we have read here on INGO.
I seem to recall at least one where the Officer on scene confiscated the weapon, turned it in, and the owner had to go downtown to reclaim it. It took some time as they were ballistic testing the weapon.
Doesn't anyone else remember this? Or am I imagining things..
What? That seems excessive. Our Hospital's special police *may* run the serial number to make sure it's not stolen, but sending it to the local pd and running ballistics makes no sense.