Carry in a Medical Facility

[Tinker]

Incidentally, UAB PD does store handguns for visitors/employees who want to check them in. I just kept mine in my car when I worked there.

Ditto. As did many I knew there. I never carried inside my facility, but it did stay in the car. I'm glad I did too. UAB is a dangerous area. Especially at night. Shoot, a girl was murdered after declining the advances of a thug, not a hundred yards from my work. That killing was in the afternoon in an adjacent park.

The one incident I did have there was in broad open daylight, at noon, in the drive through at the McDonald's near Children's. Had to convince a crack head that his weapon was not as good as mine. Was rather scared, but stayed composed enough to not let him see that before he decided to leave. Glad I no longer work there. Especially if you can be arrested for trying to protect yourself.

 

[herrwalther]

Ditto. As did many I knew there. I never carried inside my facility, but it did stay in the car. I'm glad I did too. UAB is a dangerous area. Especially at night. Shoot, a girl was murdered after declining the advances of a thug, not a hundred yards from my work. That killing was in the afternoon in an adjacent park.

Getting worse in the area. The other night I was going home from the ER in Trussville and not 20 minutes after I went by it, the RadioShaq was robbed at gunpoint. The ER was posted but I carried anyway. The law posted on the sign is 13A-11-52.

Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person shall carry a pistol about his person on private property not his own or under his control unless the person possesses a valid concealed weapon permit or the person has the consent of the owner or legal possessor of the premise

 

[Tinker]

Bummer on the RS robbery. I work in Trussville. Guess I need to move farther out? Where's that resume?

 

[RustyShackelford]

US Dept of Veterans Affairs; recent incident....

I worked in private security & public service positions with a few medical centers/assisted living centers.
In short most medical offices or hospitals have strict rules or laws about weapons(guns, EDWs, OC sprays, impact weapons, etc).
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has very strict SOPs and laws.
When I lived in Pittsburgh PA, a angry US Navy WW2 veteran made a zip gun & shot a few VA staff in the federal building.
Recently a unstable veteran shot & killed himself in the front area of the Orlando Florida VA healthcare clinic.

If you decide to carry a weapon, Id look at the undershirt styles from www.glockstore.com or the well made garments from 5.11 Tactical; www.5.11tactical.com .
Some use ankle rigs but they may be hard to reach quickly & may work better for back-ups/2nd guns.

Rusty
PS; anyone who thinks staff or medical offices don't need security or armed officers, should see the recent video of the patient who flips out & chases a group of female nurses with a metal rod.
The subject later died from his previous illness/injury but he beat a few medical workers.
These things happen in ERs/hospitals. Be ready.