The ones where they treat horses.
What hospitals don’t occasionally have propped open exit doors?
Some U.S. hospitals have employee entrances anyone can walk into. After a few days in a row of visiting a hospitalized relative, I am likely to get creative in where I enter (although I would never bring in a weapon).
Hospitals, at least the ones I’ve been in, do not have metal detectors at entrances staffed by security.*
At one place where I was on staff, a patient was shot dead in her room by her husband. It took awhile before anyone noticed.
On equally rare occasion, docs have been targeted.
*but that’s changing.
I haven’t been to a lot of hospitals, but I’ve never been to one with any sort of secured doors or security. It would be trivial to walk into any that I have been in with a concealed gun.
If nothing else, you could turn the gun into a giant bullet.
Like some scrub-wearing, boba-sipping, pencil-necked hospital dork is telling ME where I can’t go.
A DEA Agent stopped at a ranch in Texas and talked to an old rancher. He told the rancher, “I need to inspect your ranch for illegally grown drugs.” The rancher said, “okay, but don’t go into that field over there…”, as he pointed out the location. The DEA Agent verbally exploded and said, “look mister, I have the authority of the federal government with me!” Reaching into his rear back pocket, the arrogant officer removed his badge and proudly displayed it to the rancher. “See this badge?! This badge means I can go wherever I want… On any land! No questions asked, no answers given! Do you understand old man?!”
The rancher kindly nodded, apologized, and went about his chores. Moments later the rancher heard loud screams, he looked up and saw the DEA agent running for his life, being chased by the rancher’s big Santa Gertrudis Bull…… With every step the bull was gaining ground on the officer, and it was likely that he’d sure enough get gored before he reached safety. The officer was clearly terrified. The old rancher threw down his tools, ran as fast as he could to the fence, and yelled at the top of his lungs……
“YOUR BADGE! SHOW HIM YOUR BADGE!”
Some law enforcement agencies require off duty officers to carry a firearm. The policeman who taught my driver’s education class has a tiny little .22.
I guess this story is relevant.
There are a number of well-intended recommendations for preventing MRI injuries, but many of them stop short of implementing safety requirements.
That’s probably because the mandate, “you can’t have any metal on your person”, should be enough to ensure your safety. Unfortunately, the machine isn’t idiot proof, so they should probably run a wand over each patient before allowing them near the machine.
Warning: the phrase “anal rail gun” is used.
I was intrigued that none of the articles I’ve found name the state. The House is betting on FL or TX, not just because of general gun-nuttery but because they allegedly asked about whether she had a gun, which I’ve sure never been asked before any of the several MRIs I and my wife have had.
P.S. I guess that should be “I or my wife have had”. We have not tried conjugal MRI. Yet.
You should read Bonk by Mary Roach. Just sayin’.
Probably no metal detectors at this hospital.