carry in VA hospital?

sjones · Post by **sjones** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:27 pm

Is it legal to carry the dallas VA hospital?It isn't posted on the doors.thanks. sj

longtooth · Post by **longtooth** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:15 pm

Another good one. Is it a hospital & require a 30-06 sign or is it a federal instalation?
The legal eagles will give the answer but I bet it is a Federal Instalation & I dont want to be the test case. It stinks.

bdsnooks · Post by **bdsnooks** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:50 pm

I'd like to know also----I was there last week and left gun in truck just in case.

Post by **Charles L. Cotton** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:33 pm

Well, this lawyer doesn't know, but I strongly suspect VA hospitals are federal facilities owned or leased by the Veterans Administration. Thus, no 30.06 sign would be required to make them off-limits to CHL's. Some "VA hospitals" are actually private hospitals providing services to the VA under contract. Those would not be federal facilities, in my opinion.

Chas.

longtooth · Post by **longtooth** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:38 pm

What about the 1st test case

Seems like I remember a wise man saying "those who are on the cutting edge of law usually bleed to death."

age_ranger · Post by **age_ranger** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:10 pm

I recall this one......the answer is NO. Now way, no how, just plain no. BUT, i'd have to dig to get the facts, this is just what I recall as the outcome of this question last I heard it.

KBCraig · Post by **KBCraig** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:07 pm

The VA hospital is a federal building. They even have their own federal police force (VA Police), and are notoriously humorless about firearms.

sjones · Post by **sjones** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:59 pm

when I went there last week,I wasn't sure so I left it in the car.I guess I will continue doing that,thanks for the answer. sj

ElGato · Post by **ElGato** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:03 pm

I'm at the VA Hospital in Houston a lot and never carry there, at most other Hospitals I do.

hirundo82 · Post by **hirundo82** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:55 pm

I know the VA in Houston is posted with signs advising it is illegal to have firearms there, and citing the relevant section of the CFR.

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:27 pm

KBCraig wrote:The VA hospital is a federal building. They even have their own federal police force (VA Police), and are notoriously humorless about firearms.

"notoriously humorless"??? That is an understatement...

I'll still do my visits, but I won't live there...