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Freep a Poll! (Palm Beach. Let doctors ask about guns?)
palmbeachpost.com ^ | Palm Beach Post

Posted on 02/23/2011 2:56:50 PM PST by dynachrome

Should doctors be able to ask patients if they own guns?

Yes

No

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KEYWORDS: banglist; docors; florida; guns; poll
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Sure! Make it easier to confiscate or deny future purchases. After all, you don't need a weapon with obozo on the job!

sarc

1 posted on 02/23/2011 2:56:55 PM PST by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

Only if you are suicidal or homicidal.


2 posted on 02/23/2011 2:58:21 PM PST by Yet_Again
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To: dynachrome

No, but the proposed starting fine of 10,000 bucks is kinda steep. Instead of it being a patched-on law for FL, it should be a medical practice law, like HIPAA, which just keeps those things from winding up in records, or gets them purged if they do, with a disciplinary note to the offender.


3 posted on 02/23/2011 3:00:13 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine (/s, in case you need to ask)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; A knight without armor; Alexander Rubin; all the best; AmericaUnite; ...
Thanks to Ex-Soldier for this one! (yeah, it's a blog, but the "offical" editorial blog for the paper, I believe, so I sez freep away!)

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4 posted on 02/23/2011 3:00:23 PM PST by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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Doctor: Sir, do you own guns?

Me: What I own or have in my home is none of your business. End of statement!

5 posted on 02/23/2011 3:02:03 PM PST by RetiredArmy (Read 1 Cor 15: 1-4. Paul's gospel explained. Read it.)
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To: dynachrome
Oh, they can ask all the want, but all they'll get from me is "N/A" (not answering).
6 posted on 02/23/2011 3:03:14 PM PST by FrankR (The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
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To: dynachrome
Yes 5.95% (5 votes)

Hell No 94.05% (79 votes) It is none of their business.

Total Votes: 84

7 posted on 02/23/2011 3:03:40 PM PST by bmwcyle (It is Satan's fault)
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To: RetiredArmy

You got it!


8 posted on 02/23/2011 3:04:29 PM PST by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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To: RetiredArmy

“Doctor: Sir, do you own guns?
Me: What I own or have in my home is none of your business. End of statement!”

That answer is a dead givaway for “Yes”!. When asked, just say “No”.


9 posted on 02/23/2011 3:05:40 PM PST by Conan the Conservative (Crush the liberals, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the hippies.)
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To: FrankR

“Oh, they can ask all the want, but all they’ll get from me is “N/A” (not answering).”

If your wife asked if you had been drinking and you answer N/A or “none of your business”, she instantly knows it means yes.


10 posted on 02/23/2011 3:09:32 PM PST by Conan the Conservative (Crush the liberals, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the hippies.)
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To: Conan the Conservative

Hell, yes: ask away! Just accuse the doc of a boundary violation when he/she does ask. That’ll shut them up.

TC


11 posted on 02/23/2011 3:12:29 PM PST by Pentagon Leatherneck
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To: dynachrome

These is a standard question asked by my child’s pediatrician, “Do you have guns in your home?” If you answer yes, “Are they locked in a safe?” When I told my husband, he was furious. He wanted me to switch pediatricians.


12 posted on 02/23/2011 3:14:33 PM PST by KansasGirl
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To: dynachrome

One of my docs asked about guns because he wanted advice on what to buy.


13 posted on 02/23/2011 3:17:44 PM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: KansasGirl

I taught my boys that if they were ever asked this by a teacher they should say “You would have to ask my dad”


14 posted on 02/23/2011 3:20:08 PM PST by enraged
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To: Pentagon Leatherneck

“Hell, yes: ask away! Just accuse the doc of a boundary violation when he/she does ask. That’ll shut them up.”

In my experience, any refusal to answer, deflection of the question, or a defensive reaction, screams YES. Just say no.


15 posted on 02/23/2011 3:21:46 PM PST by Conan the Conservative (Crush the liberals, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the hippies.)
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To: dynachrome

What the hell does that have to do with medical treatment?

How about the ask if you support Obamacare otr not?
Or maybe we get to ask if they have alcohol in their home?


16 posted on 02/23/2011 3:25:05 PM PST by SECURE AMERICA
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To: dynachrome

I answer all of their questions, but all of my answers are not truthful.

For example, if one is honest about having one or two drinks a week(one beer on Friday and Saturday night)they figure it’s a lie and assume one is a raging alcoholic.

They have a tendency to assume the worst about everyone and are very quick to throw anyone into categories like habitual drug user or potential addict. Or if someone has slept with more than one person they are doing anything that moves, are cheating on their current spouse and should be tested for every STD under the sun.

No question like that should ever be answered truthfully unless one is as pure as the driven snow or the matter in question is directly affecting one’s health.

If a person ever used recreational drugs, even just one time, decades ago, they will probably be put in the wrong category.

When answering questions like this, use your own common sense just in case the person reviewing the questionnaire has none.

Do I have guns?

No. I really do, but that question is not relevant to my health even if I am moping around a bit on occasion. I’m not suicidal and will usually snap out of it in a day or two.


17 posted on 02/23/2011 3:30:49 PM PST by Califreak (Soros is the root of all evil)
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To: dynachrome

ABSO-FREAKIN-LUTELY!!! And, if you bleed to death while the Dr. is waiting for you to answer the question, well, it sucks to be you!!

/really bad sarc

Are they kidding me? If I go see a Dr. for a medical condition, what the h%ll does it matter if I own 1 or 100 guns?? The gun isn’t the patient, I am!!!

(More liberal idiocy!!)


18 posted on 02/23/2011 3:30:54 PM PST by DustyMoment (Go green - recycle Congress in 2012!!)
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To: Conan the Conservative
Actually "N/A" technically means "not applicable"...so if they ask me if I have guns, and I answer "n/a", it implies that the question does not apply to me. Perfectly sensible answer that is a non-answer.

It would take a warrant to prove me wrong.
19 posted on 02/23/2011 3:31:05 PM PST by FrankR (The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
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To: dynachrome

Ask them if they have, or have had any malpractice suits.


20 posted on 02/23/2011 3:31:54 PM PST by E.Allen
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