[cuban leaf]

If this is what it appears to be, it would be overturned by the scotus. The first amendment protects doctors too. They should be able to ask, but you are not required to answer.

[Farmer Dean]

Good.I wouldn’t answer any questions like that anyway.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I don’t see the issue here. States have been prohibiting certain questions for years. Think of employment. There are a list of about 10 or 15 questions that an employer can’t ask in an interview.

I guess I would side with letting anyone ask any question in any context as long as they are not forced to ask the question and the person being asked is not forced or coerced into answering it.

[Blood of Tyrants]

If my doctor ever asked me, I would tell him that it was none of his damned business and find a new doctor.

[SandRat]

Best Answer: NYGDB Doc!

You can ficure out what that stands for I’m sure.

[Gay State Conservative]

I'm not sure I agree with this.And please hang on before labeling me a "RINO gungrabber".Doctors have the right to ask you just about anything."Are you a Nazi?"..."Have you ever been to Cleveland?" "Do you bruise easily?"..."Do you own any firearms?".OTOH,you,the patient,have the right to refuse to answer any such question and you have the right to lie in answering any such question.You also have the right to find another doctor.

The fight here shouldn't be with doctors asking the question...it should be against the doctor ever being allowed to divulge the answers...along the same lines as "lawyer/client privilege".And the fight should be against doctors being required to ask such a question by the government.

[familyop]

They should be barred by law from asking any question like that. It would be impossible in most cases to try to prove that they mistreated a patient based on any answer to that kind of question (trying to prove what a medical racket person said in private to an insurer or what such person did to otherwise mistreat a patient).

[Mamzelle]

If a doctor asks you this, chances are *excellent* that the doctor is being coerced in some way to ask it. Notice that a doctor this past week shot a murdering patient in Penn--

Probably, since the doctor also is recording what you say, that it is not a good idea to be a belligerent smart a%%. You can lie to a doctor, unless it is some kind of application for a job or a license. Then, do NOT lie to the doctor.

[Monorprise]

Good law, when my doctor once asked me about gun ownership I lost all respect for him. He can’t function as my doctor if I don’t respect him.

[BobL]

I give up.

It looks like just about EVERYONE here will get Block 3 checked off, with Block 3 meaning “likely owns guns, and is belligerent or hostile”.

Block 2 is: “owns guns, but appears to understand the responsibilities of ownership”. You get that if you admit to having guns, but politely answer all questions.

Block 1 is: “appears to not own guns and answered question politely”. You get that mark, of course, if you respectfully say no.

I prefer to be classified as Block 1, in case I ever need to call the police.