Summit Hospital

[dunndw]

I'm sitting up @ Summit (mom's in for the upper/lower GI combo package). I noticed their signage. All it reads is "Unauthorized weapons prohibited" on the door I came in at 6:45 this morning.

According to the state of Tennessee...I'm "authorized" to carry a weapon...hummmmm.

[Smith]

Got a similar thing when I went into Vandy Children's Hospital emergency room. I asked the overweight, older lady guard about it and she said they would keep my gun in Vandy PD till I left. I had left it in the car anyway. Much safer that way!

[saintsfanbrian]

I am not sure but if Vandy is a "teaching" hospital and affiliated with Vanderbilt University wouldn't it be an off limits regardless of the signage?

P.S. Test you knowledge here:

http://crime.about.com/library/blgunquiz_tn.htm

[Guest bulletproof]

What wanks me is that some buildings will have a correctly worded posting on the main entrance but nothing on the other 10 or 12 entrances into the building which are probably used more than the main entrance.

[bteague2]

Vandy hospital is considered part of the campus i'm pretty sure. And if they don't have all doors posted the one doesn't matter

[Guest GlocKingTN]

Methodist hospital in Memphis has it posted plain as day!

[saintsfanbrian]

If Vandy hospital is considered part of the campus, it is a no no isn't it? I know that University of Memphis is and I thought all schools under the Board of Regents were off limits unless it was for an officially sanctioned event.

[Guest utarch00]

All of Vandy's Medical buildings are a part of the University. I have done a lot of work over there.

[shaftbass]

I am not sure but if Vandy is a "teaching" hospital and affiliated with Vanderbilt University wouldn't it be an off limits regardless of the signage?

P.S. Test you knowledge here:

http://crime.about.com/library/blgunquiz_tn.htm

Quiz - Tennessee Gun Laws

That answer was not correct.

The correct answer to:

Are background checks required at gun shows?

is:

No

Improperly quoted question. Dealers do in fact perform background checks at shows, but a private sale to a guy at a booth or someone walking down the aisle does not require a background check.

I'll e-mail them so they can rephrase the question

[Guest Kingfish]

I'm sitting up @ Summit (mom's in for the upper/lower GI combo package). I noticed their signage. All it reads is "Unauthorized weapons prohibited" on the door I came in at 6:45 this morning.

According to the state of Tennessee...I'm "authorized" to carry a weapon...hummmmm.

That is not the authorization they are talking about. Either way, it is not unlawful to carry there, but they also have the right to kick you out.

[dunndw]

then they should SPECIFY what constitutes the proper authorization. Ambiguity is their problem :-) that I DON'T see the need in helping them clear up

[Guest EasilyObsessed]

All of Vandy's Medical buildings are a part of the University. I have done a lot of work over there.

Yup. It sucks. Cant carry at work

[saintsfanbrian]

That is not the authorization they are talking about. Either way, it is not unlawful to carry there, but they also have the right to kick you out.

If this is on a college campus, it is illegal to carry there according to TN Code 39-17-1309. Carrying weapons on school property. —

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You want to do it, fine, I think it is a dumb law. Just don't get upset if you have your weapon and your permit taken away from you.

[Guest EasilyObsessed]

If this is on a college campus, it is illegal to carry there according to TN Code 39-17-1309. Carrying weapons on school property. —

You want to do it, fine, I think it is a dumb law. Just don't get upset if you have your weapon and your permit taken away from you.

As it appears the law is written, it is only an offense if it is "with the intent to go armed". I wonder if that would apply to leaving a handgun locked in your glovebox in your vehicle? I currently dont even keep my handgun in the car, but based on the way the law is worded, it doesnt sound like that should be a concern.

[Guest Kingfish]

If this is on a college campus, it is illegal to carry there

Let's go with the assumption he was just talking about a hospital, shall we.

I don't think anyone was saying you can carry on a college campus, but a hospital is fair game unless located on government property, is or contains a school, or is withing the grounds of a school, serves alcohol, is inside a park, or is properly posted...Did I leave anything out?

[saintsfanbrian]

Kingfish, in a previous post it was stated that these hospital buildings are considered part of the Vanderbilt Campus. There for, it is illegal to carry there.

[Guest EasilyObsessed]

Kingfish, in a previous post it was stated that these hospital buildings are considered part of the Vanderbilt Campus. There for, it is illegal to carry there.

I think the original post was in regards to Summit Medical Center which is owned and operated by HCA, so that hospital specifically is not an education institution.

The discussion got sidetracked in regards to Vanderbilt.

Although, I do wonder how the university standard applies to a hospital such as Baptist, which is a community hospital, and although not actually a university, it is a teaching hospital (or at least I know the residents in my department do a portion of their residency there).

[Guest Kingfish]

Kingfish, in a previous post it was stated that these hospital buildings are considered part of the Vanderbilt Campus. There for, it is illegal to carry there.

I am so sorry for responding to the original poster. In the future, I will only respond to hijackers.

[Marswolf]

Do we have a Midol emoticon?

[saintsfanbrian]

Can we get one?

[TGO David]

Just remember, the proper response for hijackers is an immediate armed response.

Wait... what were we talking about again?

[SHbicycle]

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