Posted on 06/18/2017 8:36:39 AM PDT by marktwain
On the morning of June 8th, 2017, I was openly carrying a Glock 17 in a Fobus retention holster. I had to get some medical tests done. I did not have any problem where I had blood drawn. There were no "gun free zone" signs on the door.
Next I went to the Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) to get a chest X-ray. It serves as a place to have medical tests done for the entire area. It is part of the Yuma hospital complex. They have banned guns on their facility ever since the concealed carry shall issue law was passed in 1994. Arizona law requires public facilities to "check" firearms if they are banned in the facility. The symbol on the door at YRMC consists of the standard gun in a red circle with a slash mark. I think Texas, with its 30.06 and 30.07 signs, has the right idea.
I ignored the sign and walked in. There were a dozen or two people in the waiting room. I walked up to the counter and handed over my referral. The lady immediately said "go to the third desk", pointing through a doorway. I did not have time to declare that I was armed. No one seemed to notice or care.
I went to the third desk. A pleasant woman was on the other side. She started to give me instructions, so I interrupted and said, "I have a personal firearm. The procedure to check it has been to call security, then they come and check it for me." She did not hesitate, but said "We trust you". She gave me some simple instructions and told me to have a seat in another waiting room down the hall. There were another dozen people there.
I had barely been seated and opened my book when a lady called my name. It couldn't have been more than a three minutes since I entered the building.
She introduced herself as the technician who would take my x-ray, and asked me to follow her. It wasn't a difficult task. She was a lovely young woman.
She told me to take off my shirt, because she did not want the buttons to interfere with the x-ray. I asked if I should remove my phone from the belt holster, and she said it was not necessary. I had removed my sunglasses and hat, and had already placed the holstered Glock on the counter. She was completely unconcerned. I was not required to do it.
The X-rays were quick and painless. She escorted me to the corridor and pointed the correct way out. I walked out into the sunshine and decided to take a couple of pictures.
I put down my book on a bench and moved away for some different perspectives.
When I came back, the book was gone. I went inside, through the same door, ignoring the sign, and went up to the counter for a second time. The book was on the counter, cover still warm from the sun. Someone had turned it in, believing it was forgotten. There was no reaction to my being armed, just an acknowledgement that the book had just been turned in.
As I walked out, a woman sitting on one of the benches said she had turned the book in. I thanked her. She said, in a pleasant voice, that I looked like I was on Safari. It has been said a time or two before. Mostly, I get complements on the hat.
They can now legally ban guns from their facility as a private entity, without checking them for you.
I don’t (and generally can’t here in CA) open carry. I prefer CCW, but have zero problem with anybody open carrying. In most cases, only private, not public facilities should have the right to prohibit open or CCW carry.
What model Glock?
I would prefer a Wheel Gun..
Your thoughts?
And who is the maker of That Hat?
Thanks!
Nicely done Dean. I see open carry on occasion in Reno but no one seems too concerned.
Arizona has a whole different culture as far as firearms are concerned. My buddy asked me to describe it after I had been here four years and I said, ‘the Glock 17 is our state flower.”
I live near Colorado Springs, CO. My UC Medical facility has a no guns sign, but I have seen open carry at Walmart and at Lowes. Nobody seems to care, but my super-liberal daughter who lives in Alaska feels very uncomfortable around anyone with a gun, despite the fact that when she was 12, she had no problem shooting my .22 semi-auto rifle. But 4 years at UC Boulder was all it took to turn her into a super liberal.
If you daughter hails from AK, she will likely come around on guns. Open carry there is just too common. Wish you the best.
Nice. Here in Virginia it’s pretty much normalized as well. With the exception of a few places that I rarely go, like the DMV office, OC simply isn’t an issue anymore.
Looks like a Gen 2 Glock 17 with tritium night sights.
Glock 17... Okay.
Seems a Revolver would be a
“Friendlier” pistol to display.
That’s just Me.
Thanks
The Hat makes It!
I live in Littleton outside Denver. I have not seen a lot of open carry. Sometimes my aloha shirt will blow open but usually I have a dark tshirt on under.
Littleton Advent hospital has a metal detector and guard when walking into ER, even I you are the emergency. Probably nor at ambulance entrance. BTW what is the EMT procedure for dealing with an injured legally armed person?
I bet you get a lot more chest X-Rays in Yuma. There is an 8.8 per 100,000 rate of tuberculosis in your county, so there is a continuous alert for its symptoms.
Looks like he sat on that hat.
Looks like he sat on that hat.
The TB test was negative.
Turned out to pneumonia. Being treated now.
Should have been
Turned out to “be” pneumonia. Being treated now.
Looks like a Gen 2 Glock 17 with tritium night sights.
Good eye. That is correct.
What model Glock?
I would prefer a Wheel Gun..
Your thoughts?
And who is the maker of That Hat?
I like revolvers, but it is hard to beat the Glock. Weight the same as a .357, but has 18 rounds to a revolver’s 6-7 for the same weight of gun.
The Glock has become the Smith & Wesson of the age.
The Hat:
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