Shots Fired at Westchester Medical Center
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masterswimmer
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Fake news. Hospitals are a No Firearms zone.
Deplorable Me
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Fake news. Hospitals are a No Firearms zone.
The problem is "NO GUN ZONE" signs are only printed in English.
Carlos Hathcock
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....which is the official langua.......oh, never mind.
Phazer
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2 killed in apparent murder-suicide at Westchester Medical Center
"I'm really surprised because it's a very secure facility and we have a lot of guards and undercover armed guards here, so for it to happen at a facility like this, I'm really surprised," one employee said.
Pfffttt....there is no screening of any kind, there.
"I'm really surprised because it's a very secure facility and we have a lot of guards and undercover armed guards here, so for it to happen at a facility like this, I'm really surprised," one employee said.
Pfffttt....there is no screening of any kind, there.
Joe Blow
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Latest from ABC News - It was the murder / suicide of a couple in their 70's believed to be married. Female was a patient, male was a visitor.
It is not illegal to carry a firearm in a hospital. Facilities may have their own policies, etc.
That said, I've carried at Westchester Medical Center many times. The first two visits I checked their website beforehand for any firearms policy and found nothing. Upon entering those times I looked for signage at the main entrance and saw nothing. I still "look" upon entering, but not very hard. Never an issue. As stated above, there's no screening upon entrance.
It is not illegal to carry a firearm in a hospital. Facilities may have their own policies, etc.
That said, I've carried at Westchester Medical Center many times. The first two visits I checked their website beforehand for any firearms policy and found nothing. Upon entering those times I looked for signage at the main entrance and saw nothing. I still "look" upon entering, but not very hard. Never an issue. As stated above, there's no screening upon entrance.
Catskillkid
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There may be now after this.
Phazer
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This is just more proof that you cannot guard against a bad guy with a gun in all cases. If this guy had wanted to do more than kill his wife, he could have easily have stepped out of the room, gone over to the nurses' station, and started blasting away at hospital staff and other visitors. By the time police would have responded, a lot of damage could have been done.
So...tell me why physicians that order meds (that can kill you), can decide not to order meds (that can end up killing you), can do procedures on you (which can kill you), cannot carry a defensive firearm?
So...tell me why physicians that order meds (that can kill you), can decide not to order meds (that can end up killing you), can do procedures on you (which can kill you), cannot carry a defensive firearm?
Joe Blow
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Who says they can't? It may be their employers policy, other than that...
Phazer
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Westchester county generally says they can't since they deny carry permits.
Joe Blow
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Dr. Evil
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Technically, does this count as a mass shooting? They'll add this to their stats.
Joe Blow
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No...
Celt
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They are Yorktown Heights residents which is in Westchester County, and Westchester almost never issues full Carry Permits unless you are connected.
Phazer
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The murderer was in his 70s. So, he could have obtained a carry permit back when Westchester judges were Americans.
Richard DeLucia, 71, left a note at the couple's condo indicating he was distraught about how his wife, Ann, 70, was suffering and wanted to put a stop to her ordeal, Westchester County police spokesman Kieran O'Leary said.
Then the husband went to his wife's room at Westchester Medical Center with a licensed .38-caliber revolver, fired a single shot that killed his wife and then took his own life with another shot, police said. No one else was in the room at the time, authorities said.
Then the husband went to his wife's room at Westchester Medical Center with a licensed .38-caliber revolver, fired a single shot that killed his wife and then took his own life with another shot, police said. No one else was in the room at the time, authorities said.
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Carlos Hathcock
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The report doesn't paint this as a "bad guy" situation. Sounds like he had the courage to do something I can't imagine. I feel bad for both of them.