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Debate simmers over doctors asking about guns
hamptonroads.com ^ | February 9, 2013 | Amy Jeter

Posted on 02/09/2013 7:12:07 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe

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1 posted on 02/09/2013 7:12:11 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

First time I was asked that question by my doctor’s nurse I gave her a short lecture on the 2nd amendment and told her it was none of her business. When the doc came in I did the same and he was pretty sheepish, said he was a hunter and didn’t like that question either. They haven’t asked me since. They also used to ask me whether I was abused in the home to which I would respond that I was a trial lawyer and what did they think. They don’t ask that question either. I just considered it a teaching moment.


2 posted on 02/09/2013 7:15:49 PM PST by Mercat (Never laugh at live dragons)
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and now publik skoolz are prying too


3 posted on 02/09/2013 7:15:49 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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Doctor groups say physicians are obligated to warn their patients about guns along with other health risks, such as riding in a car without wearing a seat belt.

I don't recall that being in the Hippocratic oath.

4 posted on 02/09/2013 7:16:26 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (TYRANNY: When the people fear the politicians. LIBERTY: When the politicians fear the people.)
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Just say no. Is it illegal to lie to your health provider? Maybe not yet, but wait for single payer.


5 posted on 02/09/2013 7:17:21 PM PST by andyk (I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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6 posted on 02/09/2013 7:18:46 PM PST by narses
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We’re you trying t o say that it’s a given that trial lawyers were abused as children? That would explain a lot, indeed.


7 posted on 02/09/2013 7:19:16 PM PST by Mamzelle
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8 posted on 02/09/2013 7:19:34 PM PST by narses
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Just say no. It’s none of your doctors business.


9 posted on 02/09/2013 7:19:50 PM PST by NoGrayZone (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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The Veterans Affairs health providers ask it at every turn recently. I’ve been using that system most of the time since 1983 and I was never asked about firearms until a year or two ago. Why doesn’t this administration trust veterans?


10 posted on 02/09/2013 7:20:12 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's presidential run. What'll you do?)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

The proper response all all this prying about guns, and habits is to give them the replies they want.

Do you own guns? No

Do you drink, smoke? No

Just lie.. and make their little big brother program a bunch of useless data.


11 posted on 02/09/2013 7:20:15 PM PST by eXe (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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The overwhelming majority of doctors do not want to be Obama’s gun grabbing spy deputies. However, an overwhelming number of trial lawyers provide aid and comfort to gun grabbing Democrats. Hate a lawyer, if you want to.


12 posted on 02/09/2013 7:22:01 PM PST by Mamzelle
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None of your business doc. If I’m ever asked. Never have been yet.
I would probably give him a lecture on the constitution if pressed further.

The other thing I refuse to give is my SS#. I tell them ‘not in this day of identity theft’. And they haven’t press it yet.


13 posted on 02/09/2013 7:24:09 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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"The patient-physician relationship should be a safe and even sacred relationship where the patient feels safe, feels comfortable in discussing anything they need to discuss," said Dr. Christine Matson,...

With the advent of filing medical records in a Federal database that is all over, doc. Questions about firearms are only one of a thousand reasons why. It is what it is.

14 posted on 02/09/2013 7:25:33 PM PST by TigersEye (The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
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"It's just what we do as doctors," said Dr. Phillip Snider, a family physician with Amelia Medical Associates in Norfolk. "We poke and prod in places that people don't enjoy."

Doctors are agents of the federal government now.

15 posted on 02/09/2013 7:27:44 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Don’t want to rain on your parade, but
the Hippocratic oath is NOT taken anymore.
The only oath is to the state with a promise to abide by the
decisions of the DeathPANELS (which of course
do not apply to Moslem or Congress or their families).


16 posted on 02/09/2013 7:29:58 PM PST by Diogenesis (De Oppresso Liber)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Because some of them believe in freedom and the Constitution?


17 posted on 02/09/2013 7:31:04 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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"For some, that's a loaded question - particularly when asked by a doctor. "

I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK TO SEE THE QUACK SINCE.

18 posted on 02/09/2013 7:31:13 PM PST by Paladin2
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Just tell your quack that you are going to put him/her on the Che-to-b-shot-list.


19 posted on 02/09/2013 7:34:59 PM PST by Paladin2
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Do you have a gun in your home?

When asked by a Doctor or healthcare provider the answer is
“Sorry that question is not relevant to my healthcare, next one please”


20 posted on 02/09/2013 7:38:56 PM PST by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I sign up for the American Revolution 2013 and the Crusades 2013?)
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