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Actually, he did. He stated that it was concealed for easier retention. Who's going to grab for your gun if they don't know you have one? Yes, we are allowed to use deadly force if it is justified for us to do so (i.e. defense of ourselves or another from a deadly force attack). Also, keep...

Cardboard backboards? That sounds like a really bad practical joke.

To an extent, actually, yes, when you are working in an official capacity, many of the rights you enjoy as a citizen, DO in fact go out the window. My operating guide starts out with about a page and half of behavior you're not allowed to engage in on duty, things that your normal everyday...

You can throw a knife into someones head and kill them or leave them brain damaged. Remember there are people who throw knives at targets as a hobby, I wouldnt doubt it if my head would be an easy target for them. Also if you have a knife on you, dont count on that knife to save your life. Your...

I'm sure that's true in the state you live in, but where I'm at the right to self defense does not disappear when I put on my EMS uniform. Washington law pretty clearly spells out when deadly force is justified, and even goes so far as to state that if you're arrested for defending yourself and...

Rescuejew pretty much backs up my point. I have nothing wrong with defending myself, my partner, or my patient. My point was that a gun is not an appropriate means of self-defense in EMS. I will concede the point that there may be no specific law against an EMS provider, even a non-tactical one...

You can't blow the back off someone's skull from 50ft away with a knife. You can't cut a seatbelt to save someone's life with a gun. Guns and knives are apples and oranges.

Yeppers, FDNY EMS Battalion 08

As I said before, a tactical medic and an army medic are in situations where they are expected to be armed. They are there standing, in uniform, that says "I AM ARMED". They are classified differently than normal emergency service providers, which is why the rules of warfare do not allow you to...

Medicine in any form, has always been about ethics, not laws. Maybe the state doesn't have any specific law against carrying a firearm on an ambulance, but then again, there's no specific law against me saying improper things to a patient, because that's protected under the 1st admendment. It...

Yeah, well, then it must be ok to do. Go... get a gun. Tote it with you. Just make me a video tape when the state comes to do a part 800 on you and find you carrying a piece. I could use a laugh.

The threat level? Okay, so now you are the one man crusade against terrorism, huh? Well, ok, maybe you can update us with a "sitrep" from the front? :lol: Boy you're really doing a lot to dispell the "weekend warrior wannabe" crack I made before. Well, if your medical director really wants...

Even if your tactical team, working under contract allows you to carry while you are in performance of your duties as a member of that team, that does not give you the right to carry while you are working normal, everyday, run of the mill EMS. To be truly able to carry a firearm, and use it if...

Ooh, I was never given a copy of this. Can you show me these rules and regulations? Thanks so much. [/b] Usually they are in the form of the state's requirements for licensing of an ambulance service, your company or municipalities operating guide, and the Department of Transportation's...

I found this when reading up about concealed firearms. In response to your statement "You haven't demonstrated why carrying an ankle holster on an ambulance is dangerous", I found this. This is from http://www.oregonconcealedcarry.com a concealed firearm website in your neck of the woods. This...