Posted on 11/24/2009 9:33:46 PM PST by smoothsailing
Jillian Bandes
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Who might be the next victim of Obamacare? Gun owners.
Government health care reform "will most likely dump your gun-related health data into a government database…that can preclude you from owning firearms,” said Gun Owners of America, in an email notification to their members, shortly before the health care debate on Saturday. GOA said that diagnoses such as post-traumatic stress disorders or other mental illnesses could be a reason the government uses to charge you more for health insurance under the public plan, or as part of co-op regulations.
Larry Pratt, executive director of GOA, said the chances of Uncle Sam using his power to regulate health care based on gun ownership was even better because Kathleen Sebelius is the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency that would be in charge of specific health care regulations and their enforcement. Sebelius has a long anti-gun history, responsible for vetoes of concealed carry bills in Kansas.
“Gun owners are likely to be in there with fat people,” said Pratt.
It wouldn’t be the first time gun ownership has been tied to health regulation. GOA claims that over 150,000 vets with post-traumatic stress disorder are currently on a list that prohibits gun purchases. But Obamacare would expand government health care to millions of additional Americans.
Calls to Sebelius’ office were not returned, though a member of her press office laughed out loud when questioned about the prospect of health care being tied to gun ownership, saying, “that’s crazy.”
But Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, said such regulations were quite possible. The problem stems from government’s overriding cost-benefit assessments and their take on health issues.
“This legislation will politicize anything that has to do with health and health insurance claims,” he said. “The anti-gun lobby has, for decades now, tried to paint firearms owners as unsafe. It will only be a matter of time before they start making that argument in the new forum of health insurance.”
The Center for Disease Control has been one of the government agencies pushing gun ownership as hazardous to one’s health, and Pratt, and the National Institute for Health is catching on.
“They would be required to evaluate the compulsory health mandates that are contained within this legislation,” said Pratt. “That could make life uncomfortable for people.”
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Why is GOA holding back? Why use weasel words like "most likely"? Who are they afraid of?
Banks won’t like it when we start to close bank accounts and begin to pay for our need with cash....
They need to add muslims to their list.
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS ALERT.
When they finally locate some gun owners the gum owners may be looking down the barrels of their Weatherby at ObamaCare.
No, under the jail..
Haven’t you noticed the goa has never done a thing without the NRA’s help unlike the SAF?
Here comes the NRA parrot!
LOL!
One of the few guys who likes to split the gun community.....get a clue!
“Sources indicate that the ‘pro-family’ candidate was diagnosed with genital herpes at the age of 19.”
“We have recently been shown data that indicates that this ‘pro-life’ candidate had a presciption for birth control pills from the age of sixteen.”
etc, etc.
Not to offend, but those people don't deserve having the word ‘Liberty’ associated with them.
Those people are Statists ( The generic term for Socialists/Progressivists/Marxists/Fascists/Stalinist/Leninist/Collectivists)
It should be:
We need to throw the Statists in jail when this is finished.
Its right there in front of you
Did anyone notice that SELFISHNESS preceeds the apathy? Could greed be a problem?
Question: Can freedom ever be a bad thing?
I believe it can be used badly. For instance, when it is used to exploit people or to hurt an entire economy.
Bankers and insurance companies are _free_ to abuse their power. People with money take advantage of people who don't have much money.
Too much freedom can be a bad thing.
By Mike @ 11/24/09 07:28:57 PM
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I guess I always know that these type were around, but now that are openly talking like this.
No one with even half a brain could think this way and still pretend to even be associated with the concept of “Liberty” [Implied by their use of the label ‘Liberal’]
We are entering very dangerous times my Friends.
“Is there some reason that 30-70 million patriots are not marching on Washington, DC right this moment?!”
http://www.secondammendmentmarch.com
Can we count on you?
I don’t know of any socialist takeover that didn’t target gun owners....they have to.
I threw that number out there as how many troops/police they’d have available on short notice in DC.
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