“Erect signage and provide for appropriate securing of firearms outside of the ED, designating the ED a ’Firearm-Free Zone”.
Truly one of the most useless ideas ACEP has ever come up with. Does anyone actually think “gun free zone” signs have EVER done anything to deter someone who wishes to cause harm on others? Schools are “gun free zones” and we see how well that works. It’s ridiculous to think that this will do anything to improve the safety of those of us who work in the ED.
Hospitals have always been “firearm free zones.” It is illegal to carry a firearm in the hospital – and the ED is part of the hospital. This ACEP policy seems redundant, and unfortunately accomplishes nothing. Evil people have never cared whether there is a sign on the door asking them not to bring weapons.
This policy only makes it more difficult for emergency physicians to carry a side arm, if they feel their welfare could be at risk in a rough ED.
2 Responses to “Firearms and Emergency Department Safety”
August 20, 2022
Robert Hansen“Erect signage and provide for appropriate securing of firearms outside of the ED, designating the ED a ’Firearm-Free Zone”.
Truly one of the most useless ideas ACEP has ever come up with. Does anyone actually think “gun free zone” signs have EVER done anything to deter someone who wishes to cause harm on others? Schools are “gun free zones” and we see how well that works. It’s ridiculous to think that this will do anything to improve the safety of those of us who work in the ED.
August 21, 2022
Mike Magoon MD FACEPHospitals have always been “firearm free zones.” It is illegal to carry a firearm in the hospital – and the ED is part of the hospital. This ACEP policy seems redundant, and unfortunately accomplishes nothing. Evil people have never cared whether there is a sign on the door asking them not to bring weapons.
This policy only makes it more difficult for emergency physicians to carry a side arm, if they feel their welfare could be at risk in a rough ED.