Indeed cars and water are far more dangerous.
Posted on 07/30/2014 12:46:11 PM PDT by Q-ManRN
Lots of health problem with boys who are gay.
I assume the people who back asking about guys would also back doctors asking if there were any gay children in the family.
The doctor does have a First Amendment right to ask about guns; however, this issue has more to do with professional standards that govern his speech. As a healthcare professional bound by those standards, he cannot ask you about non-medical issues using his professional status in order to justify his own political beliefs.
There is no medical reason to discuss how parents choose to defend their families just because there is a small chance a child could be accidentally shot. Responsible parents would be aware of that obvious danger and take steps to avoid that situation, just like they would for many other apparent hazards in their home.
Tell them to “Bugger OFF!!” then.
Does the Dr. disclose their political donations?
Does the Dr. disclose their disciplinary record? times they have been sued?
Would the doctor make an entry in the child’s medical records about this? Are those records being updated into some national system? That kind of stuff makes me reluctant to tell a physician anything that I don’t want the rest of the world to know.
i told my doctor, when he asked if there were any guns in the house, i said, “no, i had to bring it with me so my 3 and 5 year olds wouldn’t play with it while i was gone. they love to plink cans.”
Indeed cars and water are far more dangerous.
yep, but wouldn’t waste my time cussing him out, I’d just leave with my kid. Let him try to figure out why...
That may be true, but have you ever seen your new, "improved" electronic medical records?
Anything you say (or refuse to say) may be entered in there as well as your mental state and attitude toward the doctor and you probably won't know about it. It then goes with you "forever" even if you change doctors.
The potential for abuse by those examining your records for "suitability" to own a firearm or get a CCW is there as you may now have a "mental health" or "anger" issue which is now documented.
Leni
Think BIG DATA and all the reports and indicators on your profile that can influence.
This influences telemarketers and junk mail solicitations, too, along with those ‘we can help’ types of information.
Government data is the devil in disguise.
But in fairness I have had them ask me about car safety. Specifically child car seats, location in the vehicle, whether they were installed by me or the police/fire dept.
I was given a form at the doctors office to fill out recently. It did ask if guns were kept in the house, if there was a swimming pool at home, car seats in the car and an entire page of questions like that. I just drew a big X across it and off to the side I wrote "not medical questions".
I have never been asked verbally by a doctor. I will not lie if I am ever asked, but I will not give them an answer either.
Your doc and mine are cut from the same cloth. He’s a total gun nut and owns untold thousands of rounds of ammo along with enough guns to fill several safes. Every time I see him I’m humiliated by how small an arsenal I had before the TBA.
Except, it really is none of the doc's business. However, it is the child's business. If there are guns in the home, the child should be taught to respect them.
A child should not be taught to respect all adults in every situation. This is exactly a situation where an example should be set that sometimes an adult will ask a child a question that is over the line and the child is under no obligation to answer. My kids are long grown, but I know a couple of my grandchildren have been taught to answer, "whether or not my parents are exercising their second amendment right is not your business."
Some doctors talk lingo in order to get hesitant patients
to loosen up and talk about otherwise sensitive info. They then put your info into the med data base. The doctor may never have owned guns. Be careful...even if your doctor does seem like the gun enthusiast. If he decides a particular patient is a dangerous rube or red neck, a record of that patient’s guns are going to be created.
“NEVER let the government have control of your children! EVER!”
Same goes for govt schools!!
If he’s worried about his patients he can just inform each parent about gun safety, he doesn’t have to know if they own one.
What about cars!!!???
What about GOVERNMENTS???!!!
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