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Senate committee hears support for arming trained tactical medics to protect themselves, patients during high-risk operations
Summary
Witnesses from law enforcement and EMS told senators that House Bill 4995 would let trained tactical medical professionals carry handguns while embedded with tactical units, with training and certification requirements and legal defenses for actions taken in the scope of duty.
The Committee on State Affairs took testimony on House Bill 4995, a measure that would grant civil-liability immunity to government units for incidents arising from the discharge of a firearm by tactical medical professionals and provide limited defenses to criminal prosecution for those professionals when they carry a firearm while acting within the scope of their duties. The bill would also require training and certification…
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