How to respond to your doctor if s/he asks you about gun ownersip?

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The data could be compiled over time and used to project firearm owners in a negative light. The small and seemingly harmless question can be turned into a negative statistic down the road to try and paint firearm ownership as a health concern.
 
The data could be compiled over time and used to project firearm owners in a negative light. The small and seemingly harmless question can be turned into a negative statistic down the road to try and paint firearm ownership as a health concern.

Like what?
 
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"Why, do i have any holes in my body that are not supposed to be there?"
 
My wife was suffering from a pain in her back. We decided to go to the ER. One question asked by the attending was do we have guns in the house. I answered that they are verrry dangerous. I don't know how she recorded my answer on her paperwork.
 
BoilerUP said:
Like what?

Once you have a data set that includes self-reported facts like gun ownership, all sorts of correlations can be made with other data. Plausible "connections" can be made for the layman if the statistician carefully slices and dices the full data set.

-Gun ownership correlates with depression among females 18-29? Sure!
-Gun ownership correlates with incidence of heart disease among males 30-47? Not as crazy as it sounds, it's all in the data!

The goal of the AMA, AAP, and APA through their push for medical practitioners to collect this data is to help them advance the case that "gun violence" and "gun ownership" is a "public health problem". It is not a benign way for your local physician to take an interest in your hobbies and health. It is a political act to advance the political cause of gun control.

Once the data is collected, it is collected. It doesn't get uncollected. There are always unscrupulous researchers available to take that data and present findings that advance one agenda or another. Refer to the CDC back in the 90's.
 
I'm guessing the purpose of this post is a response to the President's recent Executive Order.
Since that order has been issued it's a game changer IMHO and after scanning through almost all posts, I never saw a mention of the constitutionality of it all.

My response...'' You're forms must be old.The Affordable Health Care Act forbids that question. You're technicallly in violation of the law by asking, and , any Executive Order does NOT override existing law."

Remembering 1) I've probably had a long term relationship with the Doctor:)
2) None of them, NONE, like:barf: the Affordable Health Care Act

If it's a new doctor or an ER situation, I HAVE THE UPPER HAND of the law. I will ask to speak to the floor supervisor etc.

Only question I have really is, what happens if you're en route to ER after a car wreck, and carrying your CHL appproved pistol. Obviously the hospital officer will secure all your property including your sidearm. Would hospital staff ''automatically'' report it in accordance with the new Exec rule??
 
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