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No way. Absolutely no :censored::censored::censored::censored:ing way. One of the medics I ride with is a 15 year old veteran at our police department and has been with our EMS department for 10 years. He will arrive on shift with his police car but he leaves all his stuff in the cop car. He is not allowed to carry a gun on him or make any arrests when he's working as a medic.
This is what I've been told by him. Prove me wrong.
15 years old? I've gotta admit, that's a little young to carry for me
But why shouldn't he be allowed to carry concealed? He's obviously (hopefully...) trained to use it. Concealed nobody would even know unless it was needed. If it's not known, a potentially violent patient can't go for it.
Not making an arrest I can see, but it seems a little silly for a veteran of the police force to not be allowed to carry. As others have said, it's more likely policy than law, and he chooses to follow that policy in order to work.
But how are we supposed to prove wrong the hearsay from an unidentified source?