06-19-2013, 03:21 PM
(06-19-2013, 02:43 PM)SIXFOOTERsez Wrote:(06-19-2013, 11:15 AM)sally Wrote:(06-19-2013, 10:36 AM)SIXFOOTERsez Wrote: 16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.
Bullshit, its none of a Dr's business how many, what kind or even IF I have weapons in my house when I take the grandkids in for a shot. Dr's business is treating peoples afflictions and the prevention of disease, NOT Gun Control
It would be silly to shoot down a bill based on that alone since it wouldn't affect the average law abiding gun owner in anyway, your proctologist isn't going to give a shit if you have a gun or not. The question would apply more to mental health patients and pediactrics.
The pediatrician already has a standard list of safety questions they ask when you take your child for a check up anyway, like do you put your child in a car seat or seatbelt and do you have pets and if so do you leave your infant unattended around them. The gun question would go along the lines of do you own a gun and if so do you assure it is out of the reach of children, not what kind and how many guns you own. With an older child they also have a list of safety questions, the gun question would be along the lines of do you know to never pick up an unattended gun and to tell an adult immediately if you find one.
OK, Lets follow this through a little bit.
So, I take my grandkids in for a vaccination, Dr asks me if I have a gun in the house. Being me, I decide its none of his business. I tell him No, he writes it down. Now what? Where does this info go? Who gets it? How and by who is it followed up on? Did I break a law? What kind of law? What are the penalties?
What exactly is the Dr asking about guns supposed to accomplish? Does the fact that he is a Dr make him an expert on gun safety?
All this seems to go far afield from what a Dr gets paid to do doesn't it?
The man can ask whatever questions he wants, Doesn't mean I have to answer them.
The info just goes into the kids chart, it's not like they're going to keep tabs on you and fine you or send you to jail for checking no on the questionnaire.
Like I said, when you take you're kid for a checkup and fill out the medical history they already have a section asking about safety precautions. Like does your kid always wear a helmet when they ride a bike and is your water heater turned down to assure the baby isn't scalded in the bathtub. I checked yes that my son always wears a helmet when he really doesn't, but I don't expect the cops to be banging on my door anytime.
The Dr. asking about safety precautions regarding children is mainly for idiots. Like after you have a newborn and they send you home with a pamphlet of moronic things you shouldn't do. I really don't see it as a big deal.