Do you have a gun in your house

[dscampbell]

I received an email which states that medicare and veterans are being asked if they have a gun in the house as a medical question when going to the doctor and or hospital. Is this an urban myth circulating or is there some truth to it? Anyone else getting a similar email ?


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[Smith357]

I have not received such an email but I do have a glue gun, staple gun, nail gun, water gun and caulk gun in my house. It's none of their business if I have any firearms.

 

[Arik]

I have read on other forums over the past year (maybe 2-3 times ) or so where doctors have asked patients if there are guns in the house

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[speedyquad]

we were asked by our pediatrician if there was a gun in the house. i said "yes, but that has no bearing on the health of our children".

 

[jlanecole]

The email you received was misleading.

snopes.com: Medicare Requires Doctors to Ask Patients About Guns?

 

[sigp220.45]

I took my 15 year old to the doc a couple of weeks ago and she asked if there were guns in the house. I said yes, and I even have one right here, and patted my fanny pack. She asked if they were all locked up, and I said no. She shrugged and went on with her exam.

 

[M29since14]

I hope you didn't startle the poor dear.

 

[McBear]

The email you received was misleading.

snopes.com: Medicare Requires Doctors to Ask Patients About Guns?

Beat me to it.

For all chain emails that you get, especially those that want to provoke an outrage...either go directly to snopes or just copy and paste the most shocking sentence of the email into google or bing. Odds are it will take you to a snopes.com entry which will answer your question honestly.

 

[McBear]

And the only time I have been asked a related question was when we were discussing the long term ringing in my ears. So, rock music, one of several concussions, shooting or genetics? If he answered the question, he needed to say it louder.

 

[ladder13]

snopes has as much credibilty as the Loch Ness monster, or the Tooth Fairy, or Bigfoot.

 

[jlanecole]

snopes has as much credibilty as the Loch Ness monster, or the Tooth Fairy, or Bigfoot.

Why do you think that, exactly?

In the link I posted, they used the NRA-ILA as their source.
NRA-ILA | Rumor Alert: Veterans

 

[ladder13]

Why do you think that, exactly?

In the link I posted, they used the NRA-ILA as their source.
NRA-ILA | Rumor Alert: Veterans

Let me rephrase that "snopes can be selective with what they report"

 

[jlanecole]

Let me rephrase that "snopes can be selective with what they report"

Can you give an example of what you mean? I think people should attempt to verify sources, but I've not noticed any factual errors on Snopes, and their reporting seems pretty neutral to me.

 

[WrongWay]

Do I have a gun in my house? Absolutely not, everyone knows guns kill people.

 

[McBear]

Let me rephrase that "snopes can be selective with what they report"

Snopes is bipartisan in sorting through fact from fiction. I have seen them blast every side, whether science and politics, whether US or European.

Check out what factcheck has to say...or anyone else for that matter. They have an excellent record for unbiased research. Only folks who balk at their work are those who tend to believe spin over fact and will never let facts get in the way of a good rumor.

EDIT: And from URBAN LEGENDS...their main competitor in the market of truthiness.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/internet/a/snopes_exposed.htm

 

[ladder13]

Can you give an example of what you mean? I think people should attempt to verify sources, but I've not noticed any factual errors on Snopes, ant their reporting seems pretty neutral to me.

There's lies coming out of a certain area of DC almost everyday that go unchallenged, and the media keeps repeating those lies.
Snopes is a reference source for "misinformation" amongst other things. They haven't been doing their job, apparently.

"Welcome to snopes.com, the definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation."

 

[nipster]

The email you received was misleading.

snopes.com: Medicare Requires Doctors to Ask Patients About Guns?

Exactly...

It's one of the many emails perpetuated by mostly right wing political groups trying to scare weak minded people that are going around currently.

 

[nipster]

snopes has as much credibilty as the Loch Ness monster, or the Tooth Fairy, or Bigfoot.

Actually Snopes is about 99.9% accurate.

Let me rephrase that "snopes can be selective with what they report"

They COULD be. But they are not. They exist to NOT be selective / objective on their finding.

If they werent, they would just be another blog like drudgereport or scrappleface

 

[ladder13]

Actually Snopes is about 99.9% accurate.

I guess that I'll have to ask snopes about that one.

 

[vytoland]

I received an email which states that medicare and veterans are being asked if they have a gun in the house as a medical question when going to the doctor and or hospital. Is this an urban myth circulating or is there some truth to it?

truth?? LOL...........im an air force vet & have been on medicare for years.
no one has ever asked me about guns.

what we have here is just more junk mail...no need to get excited.