[Gay State Conservative]

I've seen it written that pediatricians now routinely ask parents of their patients if there are any firearms in the house.If it hasn't already happened I can see a day when states...or even DC...would pass legislation requiring doctors who get a “yes” answer (or a refusal to answer) to report it to the police.

[hal ogen]

“No” should be the only answer to such queries ,

[BobL]

“I’ve seen it written that pediatricians now routinely ask parents of their patients if there are any firearms in the house.”

I always remind people here that there are 3 potential answers to this question:

1) No (regardless of whether it’s true or not)
2) Yes, but we are careful about locking them up, unloaded.
3) None of your G-DAMN business.

Answer 3, these days, may well get them red-flagged. Answer 2 is better than Answer 3, but Answer 1 is always the best.

What I worry about are when laws are passed REQUIRING truthful statements to doctors (heck, I even lie about my Social Security number, as I don’t want copies of that showing up in their trash bins). If that day does come (when lying is punishable), then I’m through seeing doctors (except for emergencies, of course). I just go low-carb and roll the dice.