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Doctor Comes Up With Dumb Idea To 'Curb Gun Violence'
townhall.com ^ | 10/27/2017 | Beth Baumann

Posted on 10/28/2017 5:48:05 AM PDT by rktman

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To: laxcoach

I blew up at a pediatrician who got into that spiel. I’m sitting there with a sick toddler with a fever and you’re lecturing me about guns instead of taking care of my sick child.


41 posted on 10/28/2017 7:12:43 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: tbw2

And the ama means nothing to me.


42 posted on 10/28/2017 7:14:26 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Pravious

Unless you are in the business of pulling my DMV records it is NONE of your business if I own or know how to use a GUN.

We were taught in our CCW class run by retired LEO all safety measures, and to empty the clip and make sure the Perp was DOA. You will be sued by their family anyway, and home owner’s ins covers that if they are breaking into your home.

My DOC forms get a lot of N/A.


43 posted on 10/28/2017 7:15:55 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: rktman

Wentemute is a dick, always has been.


44 posted on 10/28/2017 7:16:59 AM PDT by going hot (happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: rktman

Doctor Comes Up With Dumb Idea To ‘Curb Gun Violence’

Over educated under experienced nitwits spouting Bullshit. MORONS.


45 posted on 10/28/2017 7:19:14 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: lizma2

Only a fool lets their kids see a doc with out them in the office. You never know if 1 is a Pervert after all. Same goes for the Dentist. None of my 3 boys ever went into a doc’s office with out me. And when they were past the age of going into the RR with me, I stood outside the door of the men’s RR for as much safety as I could get them. And we didn’t have this level of all this crap back in the days. Now it’s the grands and great grands I have to worry about.


46 posted on 10/28/2017 7:19:58 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: Pravious

I would add one word otherwise that’s perfect


47 posted on 10/28/2017 7:19:58 AM PDT by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: greatvikingone

Wider than you think. When our Primary went to the computer floor-mat, that question was on it. Seen several since on forms, as I see several specialist, for heart, Endo, neurology, and gastro all had them on it. Pain Management is the big 1 besides VA.


48 posted on 10/28/2017 7:23:50 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: alexander_busek
He needed a yes or no answer.
I would have replied: I'm very sorry that you "need" a "yes-or-no" answer, but I'm not giving you one.

I would want to go with, "That's interesting. What happens when your need goes unmet?"

(Of course the Totalitarianism enabler will check "yes" on his form for any answer other than "no", so I just went with "no".)

49 posted on 10/28/2017 7:26:08 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: rktman
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION:

How does asking guns in a doctor's office "help to curb gun violence" in any way, shape, or form?????

I want to end obesity, so I will ask about people's eating habits when they visit the car dealership, and this will help people to become less obese. WTH?

50 posted on 10/28/2017 7:29:14 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Maskot

Doctors already routinely ask this as a part of the annual Medicare ‘wellness’ visit. They also ask about ‘feeling sad or depressed’ and ‘thoughts about harming yourself’. If the patient is dumb enough to answer ‘yes’, they can kiss their CCW permit goodbye.


51 posted on 10/28/2017 7:29:14 AM PDT by jimbug
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To: Teacher317
I would want to go with, "That's interesting. What happens when your need goes unmet?"

That's a good one (even better than aggressively flinging down the gauntlet).

If ever necessary, I'll be using it!

Thanks and regards,

52 posted on 10/28/2017 7:30:45 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: dhs12345

You had one too? Mine was nasty. I was quietly rowing my small boat offshore, out of sight of land, when suddenly, I was hit by another rowboat. I spun out of control and before it was over, I had hit and sunk 47 other rowboats which resulted in the loss of 19,479 firearms. Everyone in the water tried to get into my boat which caused it to sink.

That accident was horrible.


53 posted on 10/28/2017 7:33:33 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
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To: jimbug
Doctors already routinely ask this as a part of the annual Medicare ‘wellness’ visit. They also ask about ‘feeling sad or depressed’ and ‘thoughts about harming yourself’. If the patient is dumb enough to answer ‘yes’, they can kiss their CCW permit goodbye.

Soon, they'll be encouraged to ask the patient, "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"

Regards,

54 posted on 10/28/2017 7:33:48 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: rktman

Doctor: Do you have a gun in your home?

Patient: I’ve got a gun in my pocket.


55 posted on 10/28/2017 7:41:25 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (They hate Trump because he had the audacity to be elected president without their permission.)
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To: rktman

“Break in some night and find out, Doc!”


56 posted on 10/28/2017 7:42:34 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (When someone tries to burn you out, the best firehose is an AK-47.)
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To: dhs12345
Ah, but they could ask the kids.

I train my grandchildren to reply truthfully without being disrespectful.

Doctor: Is there a gun in your home?

Child: That's none of my business.

57 posted on 10/28/2017 7:44:04 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (They hate Trump because he had the audacity to be elected president without their permission.)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

The VA is probably afraid you will commit suicide. A friend of mine who uses the VA decided to have an auction and get rid of lots of excess tools and junk around his house.

The VA went bonkers believing he was going to “off” himself. He was just getting rid of years of cars, car parts, old items he did no longer need.


58 posted on 10/28/2017 7:45:56 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (When someone tries to burn you out, the best firehose is an AK-47.)
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To: rktman

My primary care physician asked me about guns in my home years ago. I politely responded with name, rank and service number. He never asked the question again.


59 posted on 10/28/2017 7:51:00 AM PDT by USMA '71 ((Re-elect no one!))
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To: alexander_busek

“You need a yes-or-no answer? OK, here’s one. Yes or no.”


60 posted on 10/28/2017 7:56:55 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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