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Unfortunately, PC 30.06 is pretty plain, and does not have disqualifiers like "knowingly, intentionally, recklessly".

So, technically, a comatose patient could be charged with a 30.06 violation for arriving in an ambulance with a pistol.

My local Christus hospital (St. Michael) is fully posted, of course. I know a couple of the security officers there, who are retired BOP. They've told me their in-house policy for patients who arrive armed. They secure the gun and lock it away in the Security office until the patient can leave. If they have reason to suspect illegal possession, they'll call the local PD; otherwise, they return the firearm to the patient upon discharge. Or, they'll make appropriate arrangements for family members to take possession if the patient stays incapacitated.

I disagree with Christus posting all hospitals via 30.06, but I appreciate that in Texarkana, you won't wind up in jail for showing up at the ER with a heart attack.

Kevin