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I'm home, now, and doing well. Last Saturday night/Sunday morning, I had what turned out to be a "micro" heart attack. When I realized it wasn't indigestion, I dressed on automatic, and drove myself to the ER. Being distracted as I dressed, I didn't think about not carrying. For those in central VA, I went to MCV because my transplant center is there and it would make communication easier.
So I got through triage and straight to an exam room, and it wasn't until then that they discovered my pistol. Nobody freaked. The nurse who was checking me out just said, "Oh! We need to secure this for you. I'll call security and they will check it in to the safe." The nurse called security and kept on with the examination and stuff until they arrived. They told me they needed to secure it while I was there, that it would in the safe, and that no one but me would be able to retrieve it. So, today, I went to the Security Desk, they took me to the safe, retrieved my pistol for me, and escorted me to the doors before turning my rig over to me.
They reminded me that state law prohibited firearms on VCU property, but that since I'd come in through the ER that it wasn't a problem, this time, and to remember not to bring it in the future. I assured them that I don't normally carry on campus, but that I hadn't planned on being there, and they understood. While I don't like the state law prohibiting carry on this one state university (and no other), I was treated courteously and professionally at every step of the process. All in all, a positive experience. The CHP definitely affected their reaction.
So I got through triage and straight to an exam room, and it wasn't until then that they discovered my pistol. Nobody freaked. The nurse who was checking me out just said, "Oh! We need to secure this for you. I'll call security and they will check it in to the safe." The nurse called security and kept on with the examination and stuff until they arrived. They told me they needed to secure it while I was there, that it would in the safe, and that no one but me would be able to retrieve it. So, today, I went to the Security Desk, they took me to the safe, retrieved my pistol for me, and escorted me to the doors before turning my rig over to me.
They reminded me that state law prohibited firearms on VCU property, but that since I'd come in through the ER that it wasn't a problem, this time, and to remember not to bring it in the future. I assured them that I don't normally carry on campus, but that I hadn't planned on being there, and they understood. While I don't like the state law prohibiting carry on this one state university (and no other), I was treated courteously and professionally at every step of the process. All in all, a positive experience. The CHP definitely affected their reaction.