I am almost positive that he isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by generalmeow
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I am almost positive that he isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by generalmeow
To the OP: as has been 'hinted at' already, new mothers can become very protective all of a sudden, so this may have been more of a 'knee jerk' reaction than anything else.
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Originally Posted by StagLefty
LOL!
By the way, I don't have any guns any more. Gave 'em all up. That way my wife could answer this question truthfully.
I appreciate all the responses. I am normally a pretty chill kinda guy, but that really rubbed me the wrong way. I am hopeful that those of you that have said it is a post partum thing are right and she understands that while I don't ask much, but when I ask it is for damn good reason.
I started writing a nasty response to this, but realized that you too are joking.Quote:
Originally Posted by PugnacAutMortem
Personally, I feel in recent years that people put too much faith in the medical profession and do things just because doctors say it's healthy or they need to know. I am certainly not discounting doctors. They do an amazing job and have a lot more education than I have. Plus they have saved my butt on a few occasions. But I think people refuse to think for themselves, they have to constantly be told what to do. My wife is pregnant and it seems like we are constantly at the doctor's office. We walk in, pay our co-pay, talk to the doc for 10 minutes about the pregnancy, hear the heart beat, and that's it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kraven251
Doctors pose this question to adults that have no children as well. Irrespective of whether it violates any statutes within the 'affordable care act' as I have previously read, it remains on many physicians list of questions they ask patients. I have not personally crossed that bridge yet, but my wife recently switched doctors and whether or not guns existed in our home was asked on the first visit.
I think a more fitting question for a doctor to ask: "Do you own forks? Are there uncovered power outlets in your home?" I think that is a much greater risk than a gun, locked in a safe, or secured on your hip. But yes, I'm in the group that thinks doctors on a need to know basis, and my ownership of guns, they don't need to know jack, jack!
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Does anyone know why they are asking this? I agree that this is none of their business unless you are being seen for a mental condition in which you are prone to hurt yourself or others. I am just curios why they would be asking. It's not like the gubment doesn't already know who the gun owners are and which ones are crazy enough to spend time on gun forums.
Fair enough. But it only follows that it's the doctor's job to have the facts...not made up leftist nonsense. If doctor's looked at the facts regarding firearms in the home instead of relying on information from "Brady" and other anti-gun sources who frequently categorize people up to 24 years of age as "children", they'd probably realize this was a useless question.Quote:
Originally Posted by akumadiavolo
From John Lott and the FBI UCR (2010...latest data available):
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The CDC reports that for 2010 (the latest year available), one single six-year old died from a gunshot. For all children younger than 10, there were 36 accidental gun deaths, and that is out of 41 million children. Perhaps most important, about two-thirds of these accidental gun deaths involving young children are not shots fired by other little kids but rather by adult males with criminal backgrounds. In other words, unless you send your child to play at a criminal’s home, she is exceedingly unlikely to get shot. SOURCE: http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...ar-and-reality
This has nothing to do with doctors not caring for children. A doctor can provide any care necessary to a child without asking this question. Resorting to ridiculous "taco stand" comments shows you're attempting to base an argument on emotion rather than fact and logic. ZERO credibility here and it proves you haven't given this issue any serious thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by akumadiavolo
It has nothing to do with being ashamed of guns. It has to do with how guns are vilified by the left and by those that don't know any better in today's society. If a doctor approached the issue by saying, "Mr Jones, I'd like to ask a personal question. Do you have firearms in the home? If so, I just want to ensure you understand that under certain circumstances firearms might pose a risk to your child. I'd like to recommend, if you don't already know about certain safety and storage issues, that you get the necessary training and information regarding how to keep your child safe from firearms accidents. Firearms can also provide a great safety advantage for children as well, so learn proper safety procedures yourself and then make every effort to instruct your children and other family members on proper firearms safety. I'd also recommend you encourage your child's school to adopt the Eddie Eagle firearms safety program sponsored by the NRA. Also, I have the name of a good firearms instructor if you need it." That would take all of 15 seconds, it would cover the issue and the doctor would have provided a balanced, non-biased assessment of the pros/cons to firearms in the home and any risks to children.Quote:
Originally Posted by akumadiavolo
But they rarely offer that sort of non-biased information. They ask the question because someone from the CDC or other leftist organization has told them to because guns are bad.
I've been seeing a doctor in Conifer that is very pro-gun, carries in the clinic (as do many other staff members) and says he approaches the issue in the manner I've described above. I have no problem with the question as long as it's asked in the proper context and good advice is given.
I don't want my doctor giving me bad advice on how I should live my life in terms of gun ownership any more than I want him giving me bad medical advice.