Blacksburg, VA
Student, who was taken to the hospital for a leg injury, overpowered a Deputy Sheriff, took his gun and shot an unarmed Hospital Security Officer. This situation could have been avoided by:
1. Not introducing a firearm into an environment where psychiatric patients are present.
2. Handgun retention refresher training along with holsters that prevent an offender from taking a firearm.
Many LEO's are hesitant to relinquish their firearm, but it's required at the jail, psychiatric hospitals and other mental health facilities. We may want to explore the options of checking weapons prior to entering treatment areas in ER's. I know this will be an inflammatory issue with the Law Enforcement Community, but I have been directly involved in two situations where a handgun was taken by a patient due to poor training and not being situation ally aware. Any thoughts?
Student, who was taken to the hospital for a leg injury, overpowered a Deputy Sheriff, took his gun and shot an unarmed Hospital Security Officer. This situation could have been avoided by:
1. Not introducing a firearm into an environment where psychiatric patients are present.
2. Handgun retention refresher training along with holsters that prevent an offender from taking a firearm.
Many LEO's are hesitant to relinquish their firearm, but it's required at the jail, psychiatric hospitals and other mental health facilities. We may want to explore the options of checking weapons prior to entering treatment areas in ER's. I know this will be an inflammatory issue with the Law Enforcement Community, but I have been directly involved in two situations where a handgun was taken by a patient due to poor training and not being situation ally aware. Any thoughts?
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