I found myself at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden today to take my wife in for a follow up visit for foot surgery she had last week. We went in through the doors and put her in one of the Hospital courtesy wheelchairs. I ran her scooter back out to the car since we didn't need it in the hospital. Went back in through the doors and got up to her appointment and then I realized I forgot something in the car. I ran back out to my car, got what I needed and then ran back in to the hospital to continue waiting with her for her appointment. Once we finished I wheeled her out in one of the hospital wheelchairs to our car and then when I returned the chair inside (my 4th trip in through these doors) noticed a "No weapons" sign on the door. I hadn't noticed the sign on the previous entries to the hospital since the sign is on the door and when the door opens it folds in half and the sign is completely covered by another sign.
My first thought is if you want to declare to be a "Weapon free" zone then you should post the sign so that it is not obscured when the door opens - especially when the door is automatic and opens as you approach. Due to the high amount of traffic in and out those doors I wouldn't be surprised if the doors are open more often than they are closed. I mean, what if a law abiding citizen walked in through the open doors with their concealed gun and did not see the sign? :shades:
As to my second thought of whether or not this is legal, Hospitals seems to be a gray area - if they deal with Mental Health, then I can see where they might be able to get away with prohibiting weapons, but as has been discussed before, this is probably something that could stand for some clarification in the laws.
Dave
My first thought is if you want to declare to be a "Weapon free" zone then you should post the sign so that it is not obscured when the door opens - especially when the door is automatic and opens as you approach. Due to the high amount of traffic in and out those doors I wouldn't be surprised if the doors are open more often than they are closed. I mean, what if a law abiding citizen walked in through the open doors with their concealed gun and did not see the sign? :shades:
As to my second thought of whether or not this is legal, Hospitals seems to be a gray area - if they deal with Mental Health, then I can see where they might be able to get away with prohibiting weapons, but as has been discussed before, this is probably something that could stand for some clarification in the laws.
Dave