A new Florida law that went into effect on July 1st, gives paramedics and physicians responding to active gunman incidents, hostage situations, narcotics raids, and other situations deemed as high-risk the ability to carry firearms.
The Palm Beach Post reports that the new law applies only to medics serving in special-response situations and that medics will not be armed in their day-to-day duties.
Some local fire-rescue agencies already employ medics who are authorized to carry firearms by way of being sworn law-enforcement officers and say the new law will not change how they respond to calls.
Read more at The SUN News Report: https://sunnewsreport.com/florida-arms-its-paramedics/
