Because such prohibition clearly stops people intent on murder from carrying a firearm in there.
Or really not.
WXYZ Detroit: Suspect in deadly Henry Ford Hospital shooting now in custody, police say
The Detroit News: Police: Suspect in fatal shooting at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital in custody
Yep, that prohibition worked so well that the SOB who is the focus of the story was able to waltz right into the hospital, make his way to the basement of the hospital, shoot and kill his ex-wife who worked there, and waltz on out without being intercepted and then drove away not being caught (or possibly he turned himself in - reports differ) until 12 hours after the fact
So, the ex-wife, who had twice applied for PPOs against him after he committed various hostile acts including running her off the road (first application denied, second one granted but not served) was not allowed to be armed. It would have been illegal for her to carry at the hospital, even as she had an extremely violent ex who had demonstrated time and again that he was a major and quite dangerous threat to her.
We will note that PPO in this case sadly, yet again, stands for Paper, Piece Of.
PPOs are a useful step to document a threat against you and get the police to hopefully take the situation more seriously. They may even cause some Mope who doesn't get that No means No to leave you alone. Then again, they may not. Against someone clearly bent on harming you, they are of extremely limited effectiveness, as is a no-carry zone.
The prohibition on carrying in a hospital disarmed the victim only in this case, the SOB simply ignored it, along with a host of other applicable laws.
The SOB in question was also a convicted felon with previous convictions for both arson and aggravated stalking and various probation violations.
So legally he was: 1. Not allowed to even possess the firearm that he used to kill his ex-wife; 2. Not allowed to enter the hospital with it; and, of course, 3. Not allowed to kill her with it.
On top of that, given the impressive lack of security at the hospital, the SOB did not even need a firearm to murder his ex.
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I have always been aghast at the rules that our state of Michigan put in place when they first began allowing for shall issue of CCW's. Of course I tend to follow them to the letter.
My wife and I took our 28 year old daughter to the movies last weekend. So I certainly did not bring my carry gun into the theater due to the laws against such behavior. No person would ever "forget" to remove their gun from under their cover garment before entering a "no gun zone".
For the most part I simply don't go where I am forced to be disarmed. The doctor's or a hospital center is one place that I make sure that I don't forget to remove my gun.
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