That was the essence of my reply to another post. If you don't want a doctor asking if you have firearms, go to a different doctor. At first I was thinking the doctors just want to prevent pediatric firearm accidents. Not a bad thing to do. But then the story started to nag me and I realized it wasn't the gun question. It really struck me that this is also a free speech issue. No I'm getting more upset that this state government wants to restrict speech. Regardless of my opinion on doctors asking about guns, I'm getting really upset about the government regulating speech.
It is about a question being asked and the answer recorded in what is a permanent file which follows you everywhere.
Getting something straightened out after it gets in there is next to impossible.
If you refuse to answer, that is taken as an answer in the affirmative, and that is RECORDED.
THERE IS NO WAY TO PREVENT THAT OTHER THAN STOPPING THE QUESTION FROM BEING ASKED. THE DATA WILL BE IN YOUR RECORD OTHERWISE.
The only time the question is justified is if there is a firearm related injury involved, period.