No one said it was unlocked, but it sounded to me that he “fetched” it pretty quickly. My experience as a counselor is that our desks had locks on all the drawers whether we used them or not. Can’t have people viewing notes, files, etc. So, I wouldn’t be surprised if the drawers all had locks....whether locked at that time or not.
The key may have been in the drawer lock.That is how I would secure something confidential that needed to be accessed quickly.Take the key with me when not in the office.
Doctor may be fired but he is alive to find another job.
It oftens requires a good person with a gun to stop the bad person .The lieberals just don’t want to accept that there are good people. The lieberals believe everyone is going to act on selfish and immature impulses as lieberals do.
I think the hospital’s regulation should be waived for staff who deal routinely with mentally-unstable patents. But there would still be the old tension between having the gun available and keeping it safe. Concealed carry is probably the best solution to that.
It may well have been in a bag that the Doctor carried with him.