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swatsurgeon · 01-29-2013, 13:37

I have carried a weapon into my synagogue since I am old enough to legally be able to carry concealed. I always noted as a kid that any synagogue we ever went to for the high holy days, there would always be a police presence, right in front. As you get older, you begin to understand why......

My rabbi always knew I was armed, and trained in medical emergencies which seemed to always happen when I was around.
Places of worship, schools, offices, hospitals are NOT and HAVE NEVER been immune to violent acts. Idiots walk into hospitals armed with weapons and have shot/stabbed staff, you read about most but not all incidences in the news.

I remain a lawfully armed physician, jew, father, husband, uncle, cousin, nephew, friend, tactical medical provider and citizen of the United States of America, 24/7.

I depend on no one to come to my aid in a manner which would deescalate a situation, anywhere, anytime, that makes me safe all of the time (unless one of the QP's is with me, especially TS!!)
ss

just saw where a doc was shot in a Newport Beach Medical office TODAY.....I am not giving up my weapons!

01-29-2013, 13:37	#492
swatsurgeon Guerrilla Chief Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 880	I have carried a weapon into my synagogue since I am old enough to legally be able to carry concealed. I always noted as a kid that any synagogue we ever went to for the high holy days, there would always be a police presence, right in front. As you get older, you begin to understand why...... My rabbi always knew I was armed, and trained in medical emergencies which seemed to always happen when I was around. Places of worship, schools, offices, hospitals are NOT and HAVE NEVER been immune to violent acts. Idiots walk into hospitals armed with weapons and have shot/stabbed staff, you read about most but not all incidences in the news. I remain a lawfully armed physician, jew, father, husband, uncle, cousin, nephew, friend, tactical medical provider and citizen of the United States of America, 24/7. I depend on no one to come to my aid in a manner which would deescalate a situation, anywhere, anytime, that makes me safe all of the time (unless one of the QP's is with me, especially TS!!) ss just saw where a doc was shot in a Newport Beach Medical office TODAY.....I am not giving up my weapons! __________________ 'Revel in action, translate perceptions into instant judgements, and these into actions that are irrevocable, monumentous and dreadful - all this with lightning speed, in conditions of great stress and in an environment of high tension:what is expected of "us" is the impossible, yet we deliver just that. (adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 ) Education is the anti-ignorance we all need to better treat our patients. ss, 2008. The blade is so sharp that the incision is perfect. They don't realize they've been cut until they're out of the fight: A Surgeon Warrior. I use a knife to defend life and to save it. ss (aka traumadoc) Last edited by swatsurgeon; 01-29-2013 at 14:22. Reason: UPDATE!!!!
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