Start by throwing out all the default tried-and-true arguments against gun control and what have you got left?...a rationalization for gun control.
There are also about 30,000 deaths per year from auto accidents. Does she ask her patients if they have a car? And do they keep their keys in a locked cabinet?
“As a doctor, I’m going to keep asking about guns”
You do that, darlin’,...and I will make damn sure I stay out of your office.
Arrogance is quite common in the northeast...if the rest of the country would just understand that the people of New England know what's best; we would all be better off...
As a patient, I’m going to keep asking doctors about their medical malpractice cases anytime they inquire about guns as part of my health history.
Take away our guns and the crazies will use BOMBS.
I’d rather dodge a bullet, (which, by the way, I’ve NEVER had to do in my 50 years, have you?) than dodge an explosion and shrapnel.
These anti-gun morons fear these scenarios that really hardly happen to normal, law-abiding citizens. It’s like wanting to outlaw lightning because they’re afraid they ‘may’ be struck by it someday. Yet odds are, they don’t.
your argument lost within the first 15 seconds
...hey Doc, why do you support abortion?
I’ve decided if my doctor starts asking questions about this, I’m going to flat out lie about it every time and worry about the moral implications later. All this stuff is the camel’s nose under the tent to genocide and it’s not happening to me if I can help it.
How many of those supposed 30,000 are gang bangers popping each other? Chicago probably has at least a third of the national total. Ask the doctor if they have a gun at home to protect themselves from a crazed patient that they just really pissed off.
Arrogant AND illogical.
Darlin’, you’re entitled to express an opinion, just like everyone else; but the fact that you’re a physician does not make that opinion better than everyone else’s.
30,000 deaths from guns? Really?
And as a patient, I may start asking about your substance abuse; medical doctors have an extremely high rate of drug addiction. Also, doctor, are you involved in any Medicare fraud or other insurance fraud? What are you doing about depression?
Two can play.
“Do you own any firearms? Do you keep them locked and inaccessible to children?”
We where referred to a doctor that asked us this question. We went back to our normal doctor and asked for a new referral. Yes, I said it was none of his business and left.
Discussions about guns have no place in a doctor’s office. It is useless as far as preventing any deaths having to do with guns. Nothing bothers me more than to be filling out a questionaire for a medical exam and being asked do I own any guns. What a worthless question. What if I do. How is asking me going to prevent some kook from using one to harm another person? Tell me how!
“(though millions of “people,’ including evil and deranged people, do seem to live in countries with negligible amounts of gun violence).”
Gun violence is just VIOLENCE. It occurrs everywhere. I wonder if the good doctor has considered possible reasons for any uptick in it anywhere? Probably not. She just wants to ban the damn things. She’s not interested in learning anything.
The “good” doctor’s conduct may be unethical...
Discussion about guns in the exam room comes under the definition of a “boundary violation”
http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/2nd_Amend/boundary_violation.htm
I store mine in the toy box. Doesn't everyone?
I have a medical use for mine. It's the only way I can relieve the itch on my trigger finger.