[epow]

The other — which prohibits doctors from asking their patients about guns — was ruled an unconstitutional violation of free speech by a Miami judge this month. State leaders are appealing the judge's ruling.

I suppose I have to reluctantly agree with the Miami judge on that one provision of the FL law, the 1st Amendment guarantee of free speech is equally as important to our liberties as the 2nd's guarantee of the RKBA. If a doctor asks me a question concerning guns I may own or have in my home I will simply decline to answer. If he/she persists I will politely end the conversation and schedule an appointment with another doctor.

[Beagle8U]

The problem is those asked about guns in the home will have that recorded in their permanent medical records. Records that wind up being forwarded many times to other doctors and insurance companies. It may wind up in the hands of government too unless obamacare is repealed.

Still think it's OK?

[taxcontrol]

Actually, there is a simple change to the law that would fix both the 1st and 2nd amendment issues. Simply require doctors who dispense advice with regards to firearm safety to:

1) become NRA certified in basic instructor, pistol instructor and rifle instructor
2) require them to complete and be awarded a CCW
3) obtain and maintain the same level of malpractice insurance as they carry for providing medical advice.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

How do you handle it when a pediatrician asks your 3 year old about daddies guns and attempts to brainwash your kid with anti RKBA crap?

[Cboldt]

-- If a doctor asks me a question concerning guns I may own or have in my home I will simply decline to answer. --

Depends on the doctor and what I know about them. The default is to lie, and become recorded as "all guns lost in an unfortunate canoe accident on the lake."

[GOPJ]

The first time a doctor asks about guns in my home is the last time I see that doctor.

A doctor's visit is for medical care - not an opportunity for some liberal elite to offer political advice. I also don't want conservative doctors asking liberals how often they go to church...

And while I'm at it, I don't want the check out people at my local grocery store asking what kind of tires I buy or if they're inflated correctly.

Anyone else sick of liberal scolds?

[Kenton]

The other — which prohibits doctors from asking their patients about guns — was ruled an unconstitutional violation of free speech by a Miami judge this month. State leaders are appealing the judge's ruling.

Unless it was for follow-up treatment of a gunshot, I can't imagine my doctor even going there. If he did, I would make him explain himself, and if I didn't like the reason I would inform him he was out of bounds. If that wasn't the end of it, he'd lose my business.

Hopefully, that wouldn't happen, because he's one of the few white (Non-affirmative action), US-educated ,English-as-a-first-language doctors in the area.

[Nebr FAL owner]

Regarding doctors asking about your guns ,ask what the doctors training with regard to firearms ie Gunsite,Thunder Ranch , Armed forces instructor,etc .If the answer is not to your satisfaction ask the doctor if his/her malpractice insurance carrier knows that they are practicing beyond their scope of practice & would they like you to tel them. Shuts the croaker up in a heartbeat.