RE: firing your doctor over questions they ask.

I believe Florida recently passed a law making it illegal for docs to ask this question. Good for them.

Edit: Zundfolg beat me to it. Here's one source:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/829023

WheatridgeInternal:
most of the staff shoots and carry (this comes from one of thei doctors and I have personally met one of their nurses with her family at Silver Bullet...)

I simply checked no and asked my doctor why they ask. They explained it to me, and we both moved on with our lives.

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Originally Posted by Zundfolge

As it is right now, lying to your doctor about your firearm ownership is not a crime. But once government is fully in control of our healthcare (and they're 90% there now) it will be.

IIRC Lying on ANY government form is considered a crime (often, if not always, a felony).

Better to fight this now when it's just an annoyance and get laws in place like the one in Florida that was just held up by the courts to FORBID doctors from asking you and/or your minor children ANY questions about firearms ownership.

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One thing I've learned is that patients lie.
Do you exercise daily? Do you eat right? Do you make sure to never add salt to your food? Do you ever smoke? Ever drink?

Yes/Yes/Yes/No/No regardless of who is in the office.

Do you have weapons? Wear your seatbelt?

Of course not and of course sir.

update to this situation. Although I never saw the doctor, or set foot in their office, I'm now getting creditor notices about my ''outstanding balance'' from their office. I guess that's what I get for working in the oilfield and being gone for 6 weeks at a time: the opportunity not to respond to fake charges

You have to see, however, you can lie about those things to suggest you're in good health. It is brainwashing people to think not owning a gun is as important as eating an appropriate amount of sodium and drinking moderately. Setting up the next generation's beliefs is key.

a little off topic, I need to find a good male doctor up north. Thornton, Westminster, northgleen, ect. Any recommendations?