Then the Doctor asked: "Do you have any guns in the house?"

[Stu1205]

I am waiting for my doctor to ask me that question.
If and when he does, I will lean forward, look him in the eye,
and ask him if he has any kiddie porn in his house.
That should end the conversation very quickly.

Stu

[eyegots2no]

Guys----this is going WAY far out.

Let's see a copy of that form ---huh!!!

[TexasArmed]

Originally Posted by 10ring

Dr.: Do you have any guns in the house?

You: No.

(Yeah, it is a lie but it is none of their business and you are not under oath. You aren't going to be arrested, sued, fired or anything else for what you say. People often exaggerate, under report or misrepresent what they tell their doctors, dentists, lawyers and accountants. Or, you added the guns after you answered the question, or they weren't in the house on the day you were asked, or...)

Maybe the doctor is violating state law by asking, maybe not. If your goal is to enforce the law then make a thing out of it and follow through with some sort of complaint or lawsuit...I support you 100%. If your goal is to give the doctor an answer he can put on some form because he thinks he has to, then tell him whatever you want and move on...I support you 100%.

If you are uneasy being untruthful with your doctor, then ask him who is asking the question, him or whoever wrote the form. If he says it is whoever wrote the form, say "Then the answer is no." He will get the message.

FYI: KESTNER: Your doctor will soon ask you about guns - The Murfreesboro Post

Just my opinion and probably worth what you paid for it.

Well now that I know what to expect i printed me out a copy
of this texas map where all the texas gun owners are represented by a little red dot.

Map of Texas Gun Owners Published

And I will just keep that little map in my billfold and present it to the doctor when they ask about guns, leaving the map with
him to send back to whoever in the federal government was
requesting the information.

[mooosie]

I'm on Medicare and so is my wife we both got our yearly physicals a month ago . No questions about guns!

[ladder13]

My doc is more right than me, no worries.

[GaryS]

What to Do When Your Doctor Asks About Guns

From Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership.

[dougb1946]

Originally Posted by Old TexMex

Answer "yes!" Then give a full list, including serial numbers and don't forget to give your ammo supply. Also make certain he has your address correct.
Because no one wants to disarm the citizens of this country.nobody, no how. Nope.....

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Excuse me, I'm off to the shrink, because I'm delusional and prone to believing what snopes and the POTUS press secretary say.

But you believe unsubstantiated opinions on the internet. Very interesting.

[palmetto99]

My doctor asks me what kind of beer I've been drinking lately. He's a big craft beer guy.

[handejector]

This barely meets the requirements for the 2A forum. Some good data put forth in later posts keeps it here.

I think the issue had been covered, so we're done with it.

Thanks for these-

Originally Posted by HKSmith

I'm a practicing internist and I see Medicare patients every day. There is no Medicare form that asks about firearms ownership or any requirement that doctors ask patients about firearms. The only Medicare requirement is that the doctor's office notes document the type and level of service being billed. The only type of service that requires specific questions is the Medicare Wellness Visit, but none of these questions has to do with firearms.

In fact, the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) specifically prohibits requiring doctors to ask about firearms ownership or using medical records to form a database of firearms owners. Note that they can ask about firearms if they want to, but it's not a requirement. The OP's doctor is wrong if he thinks this a requirement for payment from Medicare.

food for thought-

Originally Posted by Chuck24

It seems to me that if you give some snarky smart *** answer, you might as well say yes. Just say no.

Originally Posted by 10ring

Dr.: Do you have any guns in the house?

You: No.

(Yeah, it is a lie but it is none of their business and you are not under oath. You aren't going to be arrested, sued, fired or anything else for what you say. People often exaggerate, under report or misrepresent what they tell their doctors, dentists, lawyers and accountants. Or, you added the guns after you answered the question, or they weren't in the house on the day you were asked, or...)

Maybe the doctor is violating state law by asking, maybe not. If your goal is to enforce the law then make a thing out of it and follow through with some sort of complaint or lawsuit...I support you 100%. If your goal is to give the doctor an answer he can put on some form because he thinks he has to, then tell him whatever you want and move on...I support you 100%.

If you are uneasy being untruthful with your doctor, then ask him who is asking the question, him or whoever wrote the form. If he says it is whoever wrote the form, say "Then the answer is no." He will get the message.

FYI: KESTNER: Your doctor will soon ask you about guns - The Murfreesboro Post

Just my opinion and probably worth what you paid for it.