• LanternEverywhere@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    161
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    2 years ago

    Why would you try to sneak a gun into any medical test area? Even if you didn’t know an mri will fuck with a gun, what is the motivation to try to sneak a gun into a medical test room?

    • ZeroCool@feddit.chOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      68
      arrow-down
      6
      ·
      2 years ago

      Cowardice. People that think they need a gun on them at all times are paranoid cowards… Which also makes them the last people who should be able to own a gun.

      • Sanyanov@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        21
        arrow-down
        7
        ·
        2 years ago

        People shouldn’t have guns. Simple as that.

        Who the hell decided allowing every civilian a fully functional firearm is a good idea

        • Serinus@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          6
          arrow-down
          12
          ·
          2 years ago

          People who were aware of Protestants being murdered by the King of England. People who were aware of the Salem Witch Trials. People who have seen over and over again the natural tendency of power to collect in fewer and fewer hands until there’s a revolution and a bunch of bloodshed.

          People who understood that power is best kept distributed. People who understood that small groups of citizens needed to have some real kind of threat against tyrannical government actors.

          That doesn’t mean you need to allow every psychopath have a gun, especially the ones who talk about murdering their peers or are known to torture and kill animals.

          I believe well regulated militias are still relevant to this day.

    • Zak@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      34
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      2 years ago

      Routinely carrying a concealed handgun can create considerable difficulties when a person unexpectedly ends up somewhere they can’t do so. Leaving it in a car is a significant risk for theft (and stolen guns get used for bad things). Leaving it with medical staff isn’t great. Leaving it unattended outside an exam room presents obvious dangers to anyone who might happen upon it.

      It’s hard to find yourself in an MRI room without adequate warning that anything magnetic will become a projectile though. I think most places give the patient both written and verbal warnings, and the article here says this patient was warned about metal and specifically about guns.

      • xantoxis@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        66
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        2 years ago

        They literally give you a locker when you go in for an MRI because you have to spend so long naked. This was never a problem for her. She’s just stupid.

        • Zak@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          18
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          2 years ago

          Facilities vary. I didnt have secure storage when I got an MRI, but I didnt bring a gun or anything else unreasonable to leave unattended.

          The question wasn’t whether she’s stupid (clearly she is), but why someone would bring a gun into a medical exam.

          • AA5B@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            2 years ago

            Interesting, I don’t remember a locker either, but it was just my phone and keys, because I’m not an idiot

    • DarkThoughts@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      16
      ·
      2 years ago

      Is this different in the states? In Germany every time I had to enter one of those I had to put away every single metallic item on me, including piercings and shit. They warn you very thoroughly that you cannot bring metal objects with you because of the high magnetic forces of the machine.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          10
          ·
          2 years ago

          That’s just not true. They absolutely do tell you not to take anything metal with you. So this woman clearly ignored those warnings.

          You can’t tell me that in the land of lawsuits doctors wouldn’t tell you not to take metal objects into an MRI

          • Blackmist@feddit.uk
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            4
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            2 years ago

            “Ah don’t have no metal! Ah jurst got mah phone, mah coins, mah keys and mah gurn!”

        • AA5B@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          2 years ago

          Ive only done it once, but I also thought they could have stressed this way more, and probably ought to be graphic about the results, to catch these dumb fucks. However, they also waved a metal detector over me. Shouldn’t that catch things like guns? Is this common practice, or do I just look like an idiot?

        • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          0
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          2 years ago

          This statement is categorically false. I have had quite a few MRIs over several decades (knee bullshit), and every single time I have gone in, the staff is crystal clear about the fact that you do not bring in anything metallic, full stop, no exceptions, because it can potentially kill you if it gets pulled forcefully in the wrong direction.

          Anyone working at an MRI facility who ignores the rules around magnetic objects is going to definitely destroy equipment and perhaps maim or kill people, and is thus a lawsuit waiting to happen.

      • HeartyBeast@kbin.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        2 years ago

        Had an MRI a couple of weeks ago. Wore my own clothes. Tech did say I should lower my trousers to my knees when I pointed out that there was a fly zip, but didn’t seem too bothered.

      • Terrasque
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        2 years ago

        I’ve done MRI 3 times. Wore my own clothes all three times.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        2 years ago

        I had a head MRI a few weeks ago. They didn’t make me take off my clothes, they just triple checked I had nothing metal on me or inside me by asking me several times.

        There don’t need to be additional details. She snuck a gun into the MRI room and found out why you shouldn’t do that.