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Gun Ownership: A New Medical Illness?
lifezette.com ^ | 5/20/2016 | Kristen Fischer

Posted on 05/20/2016 10:25:48 AM PDT by rktman

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To: rktman

Lie. The one Doctor who has ever asked me grew up with my mom and uncle, knows my uncle used to have his FFL and grew up hunting our our farm so he knows but when he asked, I responded with “I moved here from CA, what do you think?” He laughed and said “I’ll put down “no” and end of discussion.

Also, my daughter will never be alone with a pediatrician and teach your kids they don’t have to answer.


21 posted on 05/20/2016 10:50:32 AM PDT by reaganaut (I am not "reaganaut1".)
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To: rktman

Medical imperialism. They want to be involved in everything. By hyperbolic logical extension one could claim that EVERYTHING you do affects your health.

People accept this. This is where you get all these “safety” laws. Anything you do might hurt you and the govt might have to cover the medical costs so it’s okay to force people to do all sorts of things to protect their health and it means your neighbors can decide that you need to wear a seatbelt because it might cost them a nickel if you get hurt and it’s for your own good..... yada yada yada.....

A nation of whining crybabies who have thrown all responsibilities to the govt. Wah wah. You upset me. Wah wah. The govt will punish you because I feel uncomfortable. Wah wah.


22 posted on 05/20/2016 10:51:27 AM PDT by Seruzawa (If you agree with the French raise your hand. If you are French raise both hands)
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To: William Tell

I plan to be in “late youth” until I die. I just turned 68 this month.


23 posted on 05/20/2016 10:51:50 AM PDT by chesley (The right to protest is not the right to disrupt.)
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To: rktman
Stolen from another Freepers on another thread:

Top replies:

1) None of your business
2) Did you learn that at Medical school?
3) Who is your malpractice insurance? Do they know you are asking non medical questions?
4) FOAD
5) (my favorite) No. And I'm not hiding any Jews in the attic either.

24 posted on 05/20/2016 10:54:06 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: rktman

You’re not under oath folks.

Telling the truth is honorable, but if a burglar asks if you have any jewelry, do you feel obligated to answer yes? The doctor is acting as an agent of the government. Look the doctor straight in the eye and say ‘No, I have no guns’. In at least one database you’ll be listed as gun free, and you never know when that might help down the road.


25 posted on 05/20/2016 10:56:19 AM PDT by Stevenc131
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To: Snowybear
When my son was little we had the “questions not to answer if teachers, doctors or anyone else ask them” discussion.

"Guns, Doctor? My Dad said tell anyone who asks about guns to try breaking into our house some night, and they'll find out."

26 posted on 05/20/2016 10:56:28 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: musicman

Does that make me a criminal? I don’t register mine either. LOL!


27 posted on 05/20/2016 10:57:12 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: William Tell

LOL! Funny about that. Me too. Of course we probably need to define “middle aged older”. What the hell does that mean?


28 posted on 05/20/2016 10:58:51 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: rktman
I was asked this and the pediatric doctor actually said she was embarrassed to ask it. My wife and I rehearsed this and said "NO, but we probably should. I'm from CA and we don't have guns out there".

The truth is that we have a gun trust, so legally, and ETHICALLY, we can say: "NO. WE DON"T OWN ANY GUNS....because the trust "owns" them (inside an LLC).

If the Doc paraphrased differently, we have rehearsed a different answer:
Doc: "Do you have ACCESS to firearms"
Our reply: "Our neighbor is a cop, lives alone, and leaves his gun on his nightstand so I guess we could bonk him on the head and take his, otherwise NO".

29 posted on 05/20/2016 11:01:02 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: rktman
The information she collects is not shared outside of her practice.

Oh bullshit, Doc, and you know better - or should.

What do you think the whole push for electronic records was all about?

30 posted on 05/20/2016 11:03:56 AM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: rktman
The way the question usually is asked ("Do you own a gun") has a simple answer:

I don't know ANYBODY who owns >>A<< gun.....

31 posted on 05/20/2016 11:05:18 AM PDT by ganeemead
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To: DCBryan1

Any reply from me will be contingent upon the doctor answering if he/she keeps items of value in their homes. For example, “do you have any gold or silver jewelry at home?”.


32 posted on 05/20/2016 11:06:56 AM PDT by Stentor ("Hiding behind 'conservative' while America goes down the toilet is not acceptable anymore." LS)
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To: ganeemead

Yup. “A” gun? Nope, not me.


33 posted on 05/20/2016 11:12:28 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: ganeemead
Heh...us military guys call these guns:

Maybe they meant "do you own a FIREARM.

Big difference.

34 posted on 05/20/2016 11:12:33 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: grobdriver
DOCTOR:"Do you own a gun"?

Me: Sure, I own lots of guns! I get them from SEARS or LOWES!





35 posted on 05/20/2016 11:17:59 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: Oberon
Ask this too:

Do you own a gun?

Why not?

Whose responsibility is it to protect you and your loved ones?

Will you shirk your responsibility onto another gun owner?

36 posted on 05/20/2016 11:20:57 AM PDT by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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She said the American Academy of Pediatrics REQUESTS that doctors ask the question...

So, doctor...why not say, "No thanks. I deny your request."

37 posted on 05/20/2016 11:40:11 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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To: rktman

Sounds like some Soviet thinking!

Will they send us all to Siberia?


38 posted on 05/20/2016 11:49:57 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are those committed by illegal aliens)
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To: rktman

Hey Doc, let me help you understand a few realities they didn’t teach you in med school.

None of the views of the human body in my 8th grade biology text contained a gun.

Therefore your question has NOTHING to do with medicine.

Next, have you noticed that nearly all violent attacks occur in “gun-free zones”?

That’s because they’ve violated the first rule in security and that is to NOT advertise whether you have security measures in place, or what they might be.

Since this is decidedly NOT a medical question and I continue to follow the first rule of security, can you recommend a Doctor who still practices medicine?


39 posted on 05/20/2016 12:00:49 PM PDT by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: rktman
She said the American Academy of Pediatrics requests that doctors ask the question, which is on intake forms for new patients and regular checkups. She does so in order to comply.

Comply!

Comply!

Comply!

Comply!


40 posted on 05/20/2016 12:02:33 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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