Posted on 01/16/2019 8:19:33 AM PST by marktwain
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh wants to mandate that Doctors teach patients about gun safety. It appears to be another Orwellian definition. Gun safety in these circumstances seems to mean getting rid of guns. There is no mention of using known gun safety experts who have been working on the subject for decades. From bizjournals.com:
Involving doctors in gun safety: This act would require medical professionals to ask patients about guns in the home, and bring up the topics of gun safety. The goal, Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said, is to identify those at risk for domestic violence, suicide or child access to guns in order to guide people to mental health counseling, resources or other help. “We’re just asking them to help identify ways to save lives,” Gross said.
The fact that a patient owns guns would not be put in their medical record, and is not intended to have physicians help solve crimes.
Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez said that while the program is already common practice at many of the city’s community health centers, legislation would broaden the program statewide.
The claim is the ownership of guns will not be put in a patients medical records. If not, how will the ownership of guns help to “guide people to mental health counseling, resources, or other help”? Maybe the information will be stored somewhere else.
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“I wonder if it was once a Medicare rule.”
I have Medicare, and my doctor has NEVER asked me about guns.
IMO, this is isn't as innocent a way to proceed as you appear think.
Doc asks if you have guns in your home.
You calmly answer no. Doc checks No on your medical record.
An injury or death occurs that involves one of your guns.
The court subpoena's your dr. and your medical record.
It's determined you owned the gun at the time you lied to the dr.
You've now got additional legal issues to contend with.
no... why do you ask???
"...the court subpoenas your medical and doctor records..."
[[What possible cause of action could you ever have for Malpractice in this scenario?]]
Seriousl;y? If a doctor lies about your non answer, and you lose your 2n’d amendment right as a result- of course you have a case against said doctor- especially if you a record of your answers and the doctor states something you never said- that is malpractice-
That's only one example. You haven't been paying attention to our litigious society if you believe that a liberal court wouldn't grant some shyster lawyer a subpoena for your medical records. Live in that world if you so choose, I know better.
I will not lose sleep over not obediently lining-up to tell a doctor every detail of my life so he/she can dutifully report to Big GovernmentTM. "
Neither will I. Know why? I wont lie.
I won't lie because I'll simply tell the dr. that's a question I'm not going to answer. Now, if the dr. writes down the opposite answer, they now have legal concerns of their own.
Big GovernmentTM already currently knows more about you than you do. No need to lie on top of it. Just don't answer...that's the answer.
A doctor doesn’t have to lie about you. They just put down “refused to answer. Probable owner”. Boom you have no “malpractice” or “defamation” case. Although the government will note this as indicating you are a gun owner.
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