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Boston Mayor Wants to Require Doctors to ask if Patients own Guns
Ammoland ^ | 14 January, 2019 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 01/16/2019 8:19:33 AM PST by marktwain

Doctors and Guns

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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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: banglist; boston; doctors; guns; hipaa
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The idea of medicalizing guns is to take them outside of the protections of the Constitution.

One of Progressivism's first big successes was to move state "safety" requirements outside of Constitutional protections.

1 posted on 01/16/2019 8:19:33 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Correct answer: NOYFB.


2 posted on 01/16/2019 8:21:52 AM PST by econjack
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To: marktwain

My father told me he was one time asked by his physician if he owned firearms. He told me, he told him, pretty bluntly , to mind his own business!!


3 posted on 01/16/2019 8:22:29 AM PST by bantam
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To: econjack

Re “Do No Harm”
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4 posted on 01/16/2019 8:22:59 AM PST by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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To: marktwain

Up next - the medical profession will be required to ask if you’re a Trump supporter.

We became a totalitarian communist country so fast I didn’t even notice.


5 posted on 01/16/2019 8:23:53 AM PST by Skywise
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“Doctor, do you have training and/or certifications in the safe use of firearms? Does your insurance cover you for giving professional advice on this topic?”


6 posted on 01/16/2019 8:24:06 AM PST by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: marktwain

“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.”

A precursor to confiscation under a “red flag determination.”


7 posted on 01/16/2019 8:24:27 AM PST by vette6387
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"...doctors to be required to ask about personal gun ownership..."


Never answer truthfully if a gunowner. Do not get all cute or snarky about it, either.
Just very simply and very calmly say, "No, we do not have guns in our home."


8 posted on 01/16/2019 8:24:40 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: bantam

That’s exactly what I did once...My doctor surprised me with his next comment...

He said, “Good answer...”


9 posted on 01/16/2019 8:25:16 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: marktwain

When my doctor asks me this I intend to tell him to F off and then find a new damn doctor.


10 posted on 01/16/2019 8:25:18 AM PST by Agatsu77
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No way! On the topic, I frequently remind my boys that it is absolutely no one's business if we do or do not own guns, how many, what kind, ammunition stores, etc. Legislating it makes it no more acceptable.

Besides, what next? If a doctor notes patient uses drugs, such as pot, and owns guns, is the doctor now required to report the firearms violation? And, if they don't, are they going to be prosecuted, held liable, and jailed?

11 posted on 01/16/2019 8:26:10 AM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: marktwain

The standard gun owner’s (and freedom loving non-gun owner’s) answer should be “Break into my home some night and you’ll find out, Doc”.


12 posted on 01/16/2019 8:27:23 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Blue Jays

Problem with lying is that it undermines your credibility on other matters. Find a way to answer that is not a lie. Leave the lying to others.


13 posted on 01/16/2019 8:27:24 AM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: marktwain

Just another good reason why I’m so thankful I don’t live there in bean-town!


14 posted on 01/16/2019 8:27:27 AM PST by EnglishOnly (eWFight all out to win OR get out now. .)
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To: marktwain

Will doctors have to ask patients if they have TDS?


15 posted on 01/16/2019 8:28:41 AM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: Agatsu77

One of my docs told me she always feel safer when I am there for an appointment.


16 posted on 01/16/2019 8:29:24 AM PST by bravo whiskey (Never bring a liberal gun law to a gun fight.)
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To: marktwain

Hmmm.

Would gun ownership then get HIPAA protection?


17 posted on 01/16/2019 8:30:02 AM PST by Scrambler Bob (You know that I am full of /S)
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To: Blue Jays

"...Do not get all cute or snarky about it, either..."


Each of the smartaleck responses above resulted in doctor checking a "YES" in the box and that info to be entered into a government database.
Why so eagerly provide them with accurate information? Be smart, people!


18 posted on 01/16/2019 8:30:43 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: marktwain

Just because the Dr is required to ask does mean that you are required to answer.


19 posted on 01/16/2019 8:32:22 AM PST by john316 (JOSHUA 24:15 ...choose you this day whom ye will serve...)
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Answer:

“Come to my house unannounced at 3am and you’ll find out!”...............


20 posted on 01/16/2019 8:32:32 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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