A couple of months ago, I had some business at the the Yuma Regional Medical Center. The sign on the door said "NO FIREARMS". I try not to miss opportunities for education, so I walked up to the receptionist and told her very politely that I would like to check my personal firearm, as required by the sign on the door. She did not know what to o, so she called her supervisor, who told me that I would have to put the firearm in my car. I said that I did not have to do so, that if she wished to ban guns in the facility, she had to be willing to check them. I suggested that she call security (I had already checked firearms several times in the hospital proper) to understand their proceedure. She did call security, and after a while, a security person showed up, took my firearms into his possession, and left. I finished my business about 30 minutes later, went to the receptionist, she called security, and the same person showed up, and returned my firearms. On the way out, some one spoke to me in a subdued voice, obviously about the supervisor "Don't worry about her, she's just trying to make problems."
On Thursday last, I had occasion to visit the facility again. I walked up to the receptionist, and told her that I wished to check my personal firearm. I suggested she call security as they knew the proceedure. She said "Oh, I understand." She called security, and had to explain to the security person what a firearm was "you know, a gun". She suggested that I have a seat, which I did. About 10 seconds later, my name was called. As I went forward past the receptionist, I told her "Just send them on in when they get here." I went in to have some blood drawn. As the technician was about to draw blood, the security person showed up. I handed over the Glock in paddle holser, and suggested that it stay in the holster. The security person seemed about to leave, but the technician said, I'll be done in just a few seconds. I said, "It seems a shame for you to have to go all the way back to your station, only to be called back right away." So the security person waited about 30 seconds, then I was done, I was handed my Glock back, and I commented to them that it seemed a pretty silly waste of their time. Everyone was quite freindly, so I consider it some well done education.
Dean