My doctors office now has posted a "no firearms allowed" sign at the building entranc

[Jim K]

I think I would ask about it. If the doctor responds with an anti-gun diatribe, or believes that the sign will protect him, then I would consider another doctor, not because he is anti-gun, but because he is a fool and too stupid to give proper treatment.

Jim

 

[Wanderling]

Not a doctor's office, but I noticed that a year ago when taking my daughter to Chuck E. Cheese's. I ignored it.

However, I took her again last month, and the sign was gone. I even looked for it.

Chuck-E-Sneeze... Yick. No need for a gun, but you do need a protective suit. Ebola has nothing on that germ pit.

 

[Dr.Zubrato]

As a doc, sorry bros. We gotta live by the s#!t rules too...
Wish it was different, but the lefties got the paper
a doctor could theoretically could lose his job/ ruin his career by packing his blaster on and OFF the hospital premises. many hospitals have provisions where you sign a contract stating you wont be caught carrying OFF hospital premises either.

not fair to blame the docs, its out of our hands, guys..

 

[GJSchulze]

As for courtrooms, many states do not allow carry in courtrooms.

Are there states that do allow carrying in a courtroom? I would think that a criminal or family courtroom would be at risk if guns were allowed. Emotions can run pretty high in the gallery.

if you're at risk of physical assault which warrants the use of deadly force in the 30min you sit awake in the dentist chair.... I'd say it's time to pick a dentist in a safer part of town

True, but to me the issue isn't not having it for 30 minutes. It's having to remove it and storing it in your car or not having it at all. My gun is safest in my holster where it stays unless I need it. Often trips to a place with "no guns" include other stops. So you have to choose between leaving it at home or leaving it in the car, which means unholstering in your car (if you can) and resholstering later. Both leave you exposed to being seen as well as exposed to having an accident because you're handling the gun. I'm a firm believer that if you carry, you carry all the time; you don't pick and choose when it's inconvenient or obviously safe.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Are there states that do allow carrying in a courtroom?

I hesitated in stating all states because I have not checked all states for their laws on state and local courts. I don't know of any that do, but would not be surprised if there was one that does not specifically make it illegal. I figured the statement was safer using 'many' because 'many' does include 'all' if 'all' is actually correct.

 

[Potatohead]

Chuck-E-Sneeze... Yick. No need for a gun, but you do need a protective suit. Ebola has nothing on that germ pit.

True dat!
LOL !"Chuck-E-Sneeze", my wifes gonna love that one. She won't step foot in the place.
My daughter and I love playing "Deal or No Deal" though. I agree they should issue hazmat suits upon entry.

 

[JTHunter]

Are there states that do allow carrying in a courtroom?

Not in Illinois!!

 

[Kaeto]

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. My Dr. has no anti-gun signs at either of her offices, and I've open carried in her presence and got no comments from her at all. Some of the other patients on the other hand . . .

 

[Warp]

As a fellow GA resident I would think finding a doc/provider that isn't posted would not be difficult.

While I conceal at our daughter's pediatrician's office (not posted) and will try to keep it that way, I carry to my doctor's office, I carried to my old doctor's office, and I carried to both specialists I have been referred to. Which they were made aware of out of necessity. No issue.

 

[orionengnr]

I would find a new doc. And I have, at least once.

My current doc is A-OK, and is the owner of the practice, so I don't think any conglomeration will be coercing him to put up such a sign.

Behold the power of the free market: The practice can set the rules they choose, and you and I can vote with our feet.

Yes, it's an over-simplification, but the principle holds true.

If you live in NYC, San Fran, Chicago, LA or DC, your options may be somewhat more limited. If you choose to disclose your Lat/Long, someone locally may be able to give you a good option or two.

And yeah, I've lived in at least three of the above.
Note the use of the past tense.

 

[Steve CT]

Not strictly about a Doctors Office, my local Town Hall has this posted:



Define "dangerous"? The screwdriver or drywall knife in the tool belt of a repairman could be dangerous.

No item that I carry on my person is "dangerous", they are all properly maintained and safely utilized. Not dangerous to anyone not a threat to me

 

[Thermactor]

@Steve CT: Make sure you don't find a boxcutter, screwdriver or karate-trained hands on your person when entering those premises....

 

[Agsalaska]

I would never let my desire to carry a gun become more important than getting to my doctor. That seems like out of whack priorities to me.

 

[Thermactor]

@Agsalaska Actually I can see a man being torn by his conflicting desires for self-preservation keeping him in limbo! Haha.

 

[Warp]

I would never let my desire to carry a gun become more important than getting to my doctor. That seems like out of whack priorities to me.

Nobody recommended not seeing a doctor...there are a lot of doctors out there.

 

[Agsalaska]

Nobody recommended not seeing a doctor...there are a lot of doctors out there.

Right. But they aren't MY doctor.

So, to put it another way, Whether or not I could carry a gun into his/her office would have little if any bearing on whether or not I would use a doctor.

As an example, I see a Gastroenterologist on occasion for a small problem called a schatzki ring that my sister and I both have that makes it difficult to swallow without the treatment. If he put a 30.06 sign up on his door it wouldn't make me even think about seeking out another doctor. Its cost/benefit. The benefit of having a trusted doctor far outweighs the minuscule risk taken by being unarmed for that visit.

Each to their own I guess.

 

[Warp]

Each to their own I guess.

Yes.

Many variables and personal choices.

 

[PapaGrune]

I always carry my pig sticker everywhere I go, no matter where I go. It may not help in every case, but I fell better.

I keep a watch for the 30.06 sign where ever I go. The gun with the NOT circle does not work, nor is it legal, at least in Texas.

 

[Steve CT]

When I last went to my eye doctor, I asked about getting a special prescription for shooting. Turns out he's a hunter and has done some overseas safaris.

When I told him I had handgun shooting in mind, he said "my office nurse could help us with that, she carries a Glock"

I think I will get shooting glasses made next trip.