Posted on 02/18/2017 10:51:05 AM PST by kevcol
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida law restricting doctors from asking patients whether they own guns restricts the right to free speech.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the law violated doctors’ First Amendment right to free speech, and concluded that the state failed to prove that physicians were infringing on patients’ Second Amendment rights. A previous decision by a three-judge panel by the 11th Circuit upheld the law, but those suing the state asked for the full circuit court to re-consider the case.
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The Republican-controlled Florida state legislature passed a law in 2011 preventing doctors from asking patients about their gun ownership and gun safety procedures. Supporters of the law argued that doctors in the state were overstepping their authority and pushing an anti-Second Amendment agenda.
The move came after a Florida couple said their physician had asked about gun ownership and refused to see them after they declined to answer, according to the Miami Herald. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence quickly challenged the law, which has been battled over in the court system for years.
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You: Nope, lost them all in a boating accident. Next question?
Exactly. They can ask all they want, and I can say “None of your FU****G business.”
There isn’t a law against that yet that I know of.
All the doctors I see are with the VA, and I’ve never been asked about guns. Just saying.
I’m a resident. 4+ attending physicians here are gun dealers and one of them is licensed to manufacture.
Does any one remember how to say “it’s none of your business” ????
5)People do not own guns, they care for them for future generations
Someone has to be the custodian of the family arsenal. Great Point.
I don't want to ever here the question, GrandPa, What is a gun?
What I do hear is - Grandpa, what is a gunny sack?
Oh that is a sack they used to make with burlap.
GrandPa, what is burlap?
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