I can't wait till one or more of them asks me if I own a firearm.
Leni
I’m OK with MD’s talking about guns as long as its pertinent, and I think it often is. For example, asking the elderly wife of an Alzeimer’s patient if all of the firearms accounted for, and to think real hard whether she’s accounted for all of them.
Having said that, I think firearms fall into a general categorey of dangers to be addressed, but there is no reason for an MD to document whether you own a firearm or not. I remember getting pamphlets home from the pediatrician addressing swimming pool safety, and I didn’t own a pool. I firearms would be a natural part of any child safety brochure. I’m sure the NRA would provide one if asked.
A particularly obnoxious MD that wants to share their Leftist views on firearms can be quickly dismissed with, “Excuse me, but I’m not here for a lesson in socialism, I just want to make use of your medical skills.”
My wife is an ER doc and one of her first questions to an incoming gunshot wound is, “Got any weapons on you?” It helps prevent loaded weapons falling off the cart while moving the patients. She also talks to families of Baker Acted (mentally ill and dangerous) folks, wherein she discusses whether they have access to weapons around the house that perhaps they should secure before the 72hr Baker Act expires.