I've been a lurker for awhile, and I know that this post has been brought up 1-2 times in the last 2 years that I've been an RN. So... you grouchy old farts that would rather I'd revive an old post can just stuff a sock in it. I want to gauge opinions based on our CURRENT situation after the shooting yesterday in San Bernadino, CA.
Truth be told, One single caregiver with a concealed carry permit could have shut this couple down before they hit 14 fatalities.
I plan on getting my CC in January, but I know as an RN, should my handgun be discovered, I'll probably lose my license. It will stay in my car when I am at work. If someone wants to carry out mayhem at my workplace, we are ALL sitting ducks. It is not ok or fair. What are your thoughts?
Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.
Why do you want to arm yourself? frightened of the neighbours???
Because I work in an area with a very high crime rate. Because my husband owns a business and needs to protect himself. Because it is my constitutional right. Because my husband has been shot at before (3x as a paramedic) We are not frightened of our neighbors.
Oh, and I own a gun because I like to shoot. And I am pretty good at it. My daughter likes to shoot, and she is really good at it. My husband likes to shoot and he is very good at it. My father owns guns because he goes hunting. My sister owns a gun because her next door neighbor was the victim of a home invasion.
No, you don't have the right to ask me, as your caregiver, if I have a gun. Just as I don't have a right to ask you questions that have no bearing on your care. What bearing does having a gun have on your care?
Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
Because I work in an area with a very high crime rate. Because my husband owns a business and needs to protect himself. Because it is my constitutional right. Because my husband has been shot at before (3x as a paramedic) We are not frightened of our neighbors.
Oh, and I own a gun because I like to shoot. And I am pretty good at it. My daughter likes to shoot, and she is really good at it. My husband likes to shoot and he is very good at it. My father owns guns because he goes hunting. My sister owns a gun because her next door neighbor was the victim of a home invasion.
No, you don't have the right to ask me, as your caregiver, if I have a gun. Just as I don't have a right to ask you questions that have no bearing on your care. What bearing does having a gun have on your care?
It is my right, as a patient, to know if my caregiver is bringing a loaded weapon into my room, my home, or my care environment.
What a foolish question.... it's the stupid mindset that you have, spending 3 para trying to convince us that carrying guns is something precious.... unbelievable that you have surrounded yourself with guns, life must be pretty scary for you.
What a foolish question.... it's the stupid mindset that you have, spending 3 para trying to convince us that carrying guns is something precious.... unbelievable that you have surrounded yourself with guns, life must be pretty scary for you.
Calling someone's mindset "stupid". Attacking the poster and not what's posted, very classy.
An expert on crime gun patterns, ATF agent Jay Wachtel says that most guns used in crimes are not stolen out of private gun owners' homes and cars. "Stolen guns account for only about 10% to 15% of guns used in crimes," Wachtel said. Because when they want guns they want them immediately the wait is usually too long for a weapon to be stolen and find its way to a criminal. frontline: hot guns: "How Criminals Get Guns" | PBS
An expert on crime gun patterns, ATF agent Jay Wachtel says that most guns used in crimes are not stolen out of private gun owners' homes and cars. "Stolen guns account for only about 10% to 15% of guns used in crimes," Wachtel said. Because when they want guns they want them immediately the wait is usually too long for a weapon to be stolen and find its way to a criminal. frontline: hot guns: "How Criminals Get Guns" | PBS
Ok - so what does that have to do with concealed carry by health caregivers?
Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.
Obviously your interest is in gun ownership and will not contend with any criticism, senseless death by guns doesn't appear to concern you.
Honestly, I have no problem with criticism. However, I do have a problem with people referring to my mindset as "stupid". And as you don't know us personally, how can you tell if we are or are not concerned with the recent rash of gun deaths. I, for one, am. I am also concerned about children getting their hands on guns and shooting other children or adults. However, this discussion was not about that. It is about conceal carry in health care.
Is it posible to keep the insults out of your criticism?
I want to gauge opinions based on our CURRENT situation after the shooting yesterday in San Bernadino, CA. 
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Because I can, It's my right as an American Citizen.
It just one of the many perks of living in the USA, The most powerful country in the world...