Boston Mayor Wants to Require Doctors to ask if Patients own Guns

Ammoland ^ | 14 January, 2019 | Dean Weingarten

[x]

I guess he got tired of doctors asking him if he has any bottles around the house.

[ought-six]

“I wonder if it was once a Medicare rule.”

I have Medicare, and my doctor has NEVER asked me about guns.

[rxsid]

"Or you can calmly say, "No, I don’t own guns." and effortlessly move on with your life in under two seconds of time."

IMO, this is isn't as innocent a way to proceed as you appear think.

Doc asks if you have guns in your home.
You calmly answer no. Doc checks No on your medical record.
An injury or death occurs that involves one of your guns.
The court subpoena's your dr. and your medical record.
It's determined you owned the gun at the time you lied to the dr.
You've now got additional legal issues to contend with.

[Chode]

no... why do you ask???

[Blue Jays]

"...the court subpoenas your medical and doctor records..."

---

Subpoena my medical records in the event an intruder gets shot when crawling through a smashed window into my home?

No minors live here. Nobody who will be shooting themselves lives here, either.

I will not lose sleep over not obediently lining-up to tell a doctor every detail of my life so he/she can dutifully report to Big Government^TM.

[Bob434]

[[What possible cause of action could you ever have for Malpractice in this scenario?]]

Seriousl;y? If a doctor lies about your non answer, and you lose your 2n’d amendment right as a result- of course you have a case against said doctor- especially if you a record of your answers and the doctor states something you never said- that is malpractice-

[rxsid]

"Subpoena my medical records in the event an intruder gets shot when crawling through a smashed window into my home?"

That's only one example. You haven't been paying attention to our litigious society if you believe that a liberal court wouldn't grant some shyster lawyer a subpoena for your medical records. Live in that world if you so choose, I know better.

I will not lose sleep over not obediently lining-up to tell a doctor every detail of my life so he/she can dutifully report to Big GovernmentTM. "

Neither will I. Know why? I wont lie.

I won't lie because I'll simply tell the dr. that's a question I'm not going to answer. Now, if the dr. writes down the opposite answer, they now have legal concerns of their own.

Big GovernmentTM already currently knows more about you than you do. No need to lie on top of it. Just don't answer...that's the answer.

[circlecity]

A doctor doesn’t have to lie about you. They just put down “refused to answer. Probable owner”. Boom you have no “malpractice” or “defamation” case. Although the government will note this as indicating you are a gun owner.