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Boston Proposes State Law Requiring Doctors to Ask About Guns In the Home

Demfer said:
Doctors will not specifically ask about guns. This may be misinformation, what they are actually doing in MA is asking "Do you feel safe at home? " which to me doesn't seem like a big deal.

Otherwise just say No!
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They ask the gun question, mine doesn't but our pediatrician does. Our answer is no. It is in the script and I'd guess there is a checkbox in the electronic medical record, when they ask the question they are reading off a script and typing the answers on a laptop. It is naive to think this is innocent goody goodness.
 
Len-2A Training said:
Those forms have a notation on the source of the form and it is usually AMA or MMA.
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(While I totally endorse only answering The Question with a
flat affect, non-emphatic, disingenuous "no"),
I wonder what kind of cranial explosion would occur if
one handed that form back to the receptionist totally unmarked,
with "I'm not interested in filling out some marketing survey from
the doctor's professional association".
 
Answering No avoids the problem for yourself but when our kids are adults there will be just "that" much more peer pressure to believe guns are bad.

They'll nostalgically remember that Dad had guns but all the icky ones we turned over to the state when he died. They just kept his old .22 and maybe that wacky Mosin for sentiment. When THEIR kids are adults it might never cross their mind that grandpa had guns or if it does come up when see the old family photos they'll just be thankful that those wild days are ancient history.

Answering "None of your damned business" might be harder but all this hiding in the shadows, "who ME?! Have a GUN? Are you NUTS?!" just reinforces that guns are bad.

Not quite ready with sling an AR on my shoulder and make a scene at Denny's, but when I'm in a state where I can OC without getting swatted (ME, NH and VT at this time), I do. CC might be better tactically, but OC is better strategically.

Somehow I suspect some of y'all will take exception to that view...
 
namedpipes said:
Answering No avoids the problem for yourself but when our kids are adults there will be just "that" much more peer pressure to believe guns are bad.

They'll nostalgically remember that Dad had guns but all the icky ones we turned over to the state when he died. They just kept his old .22 and maybe that wacky Mosin for sentiment. When THEIR kids are adults it might never cross their mind that grandpa had guns or if it does come up when see the old family photos they'll just be thankful that those wild days are ancient history.

Answering "None of your damned business" might be harder but all this hiding in the shadows, "who ME?! Have a GUN? Are you NUTS?!" just reinforces that guns are bad.

Not quite ready with sling an AR on my shoulder and make a scene at Denny's, but when I'm in a state where I can OC without getting swatted (ME, NH and VT at this time), I do. CC might be better tactically, but OC is better strategically.

Somehow I suspect some of y'all will take exception to that view...
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I'm all for standing on principals and whatnot , but never give the enemy more information than they already have.
The medical profession has taken a hard left in recent years .
The idea that there is any expectation of doctor patient confidentiality is really becoming more of a fond memory than reality.
Fact is, one phone call from your doctor to the cops will put your life on a whole new track and not a good one.
They are in that position to do that to you , like it or not.
That whole deal with the young girl from CT. being in truth kidnapped by the hospital in Boston really woke me up to how messed up things are really getting.
 
Dadstoys said:
I'm all for standing on principals and whatnot , but never give the enemy more information than they already have.
The medical profession has taken a hard left in recent years .
The idea that there is any expectation of doctor patient confidentiality is really becoming more of a fond memory than reality.
Fact is, one phone call from your doctor to the cops will put your life on a whole new track and not a good one.
They are in that position to do that to you , like it or not.
That whole deal with the young girl from CT. being in truth kidnapped by the hospital in Boston really woke me up to how messed up things are really getting.
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Living where we do, I don't exactly disagree with you. BUT, when I venture into free states where I'm "legal", I generally OC. If enough people consistently do that (in a ordinary manner, not in a douchy way) the next generation will have it a little easier. Mass is a lost cause.
 
namedpipes said:
Answering No avoids the problem for yourself but when our kids are adults there will be just "that" much more peer pressure to believe guns are bad.

They'll nostalgically remember that Dad had guns but all the icky ones we turned over to the state when he died. They just kept his old .22 and maybe that wacky Mosin for sentiment. When THEIR kids are adults it might never cross their mind that grandpa had guns or if it does come up when see the old family photos they'll just be thankful that those wild days are ancient history.

Answering "None of your damned business" might be harder but all this hiding in the shadows, "who ME?! Have a GUN? Are you NUTS?!" just reinforces that guns are bad.

Not quite ready with sling an AR on my shoulder and make a scene at Denny's, but when I'm in a state where I can OC without getting swatted (ME, NH and VT at this time), I do. CC might be better tactically, but OC is better strategically.

Somehow I suspect some of y'all will take exception to that view...
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When my son had his first doctors visit I was startled by this question and said yes. I then said to the nurse "with all do respect what business is that of yours?" She said the practice wanted her to ask this question.

I don't think any of this is a big deal until the state requires them to ask. Because if the state is requiring them to ask then it means it's being recorded for the state. At some point it may be illegal to lie to your doctor.

BTW I completely agree with you on the open carry thing. If I'm in a place where I really think I need a sidearm to protect myself I'd much rather be open carrying it. First off it says stay the f@&k away from me. Second if I need it I'm going to be able to get to it a lot faster. I believe it's legal to open carry in Mass just nobody does it because of the wackiness of the state.
 
Path-Finder said:
When my son had his first doctors visit I was startled by this question and said yes. I then said to the nurse "with all do respect what business is that of yours?" She said the practice wanted her to ask this question.

I don't think any of this is a big deal until the state requires them to ask. Because if the state is requiring them to ask then it means it's being recorded for the state. At some point it may be illegal to lie to your doctor.

BTW I completely agree with you on the open carry thing. If I'm in a place where I really think I need a sidearm to protect myself I'd much rather be open carrying it. First off it says stay the f@&k away from me. Second if I need it I'm going to be able to get to it a lot faster. I believe it's legal to open carry in Mass just nobody does it because of the wackiness of the state.
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I heard a call on the police scanner a while back. A church lady had spotted a GUN worn by a man. Seems his shirt rode up or something as he got into his car at the supermarket and she felt it was of the utmost importance to call 911 and give them a report, the plate number etc.

Credit where due, the PD in this case did the right thing, CHECKED and saw that the person listed to that plate had an LTC and they did not go hassle him.

Point being, people in this state are stupid and if the PD had flipped the other way in that instance, the guy could have had his day / maybe life ruined.

In many/most other states, this is not an issue.
 
Was just at pediatrician the other day...wife and I were ready for them to ask at some point...they asked if we kept any "loaded and not locked up firearms at home" (we said no) and then said now that our son is moving if we ever have any loaded firearms in the house to keep them out of reach of him and preferably locked up unless in control of an adult....for the ultra liberal area i live in I didn't really feel like the way she went about it was intrusive or anti gun.
 
Answering "None of your damned business" might be harder but all this hiding in the shadows, "who ME?! Have a GUN? Are you NUTS?!" just reinforces that guns are bad.
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I have used "boundary violation" when asked that question and the medical assistant taking my info moved on to the next question without comment.
 
I don’t go to the real doctors.. just the ER..
they don’t typically ask a lot of questions when your bleeding from the eye.

With how long it would take me to see a primary care or specialist... I find it kinda of silly after months of waiting that there’s some kind of urgent need to ask what kind of tools I may own or how they are stored.
 
MGnoob said:
I don’t go to the real doctors.. just the ER..
they don’t typically ask a lot of questions when your bleeding from the eye.

With how long it would take me to see a primary care or specialist... I find it kinda of silly after months of waiting that there’s some kind of urgent need to ask what kind of tools I may own or how they are stored.
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Red riders and booze dont mix amigo....
 
Lol, you see how I always wear my ESS turbofan goggles at the shoots... everything hits me in the eyes and no mater how far I park from a campfire when some dumbass puts somthing you shouldn’t in a fire it always hits my vehicle.
Lip said:
Red riders and booze dont mix amigo....
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Lip said:
Funny had my annual physical yesterday. The doctor asked me if I had guns in the home. Me being the prick I am said I refuse to answer that next, she says i have to ask, i said i dont have to answer.
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If you are a vet you are a good person. Please don't refer to yourself as a "prick". That term applies to anti gun liberals. For the record, I was asked on two separate occasions by nurses at clinics if I owned a gun. They also asked if I drank. I said no to both questions. I knew this info would go into a database and no good would come out of it. I am 19. Admitting to drinking would be admitting to a crime. I enjoy a beer on occasion with friends. That is my business.
 
In my case it was not my regular doc, and the medical assistant was using a canned software package on a tablet to take in patient info.
 
Cipher said:
I have never been asked by any physician if I owned or had guns in the house. Is this statewide or very recent? Last checkup was s few months ago.
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It is a proposal, it is not law. That said, many doctors have been asking this question for decades. It isn't new.
 
AHM said:
(While I totally endorse only answering The Question with a
flat affect, non-emphatic, disingenuous "no"),
I wonder what kind of cranial explosion would occur if
one handed that form back to the receptionist totally unmarked,
with "I'm not interested in filling out some marketing survey from
the doctor's professional association".
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I often hand back their stupid forms with entire lines crossed out, or N/A written in the space with my own checkbox, or just blank, unanswered. They never send it back to me. Maybe next time I will put a checkbox with "boundary violation".

Thanks for the idea.


"Reliant Medical Group" has a sign about "no weapons" at their door now. They will be moving into the former Caldor store in the Auburn Mall. I should ask them if they will be responsible for my security while at the Auburn Mall.

Man charged with murder after suspicious death at Auburn Mall
Worcester man gets 25 years in fatal shooting at Auburn Mall
Man found dead in Auburn Mall Dumpster, police say death isn't suspicious
 
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Let's face it this is all politically motivated. Marty Walsh doesn't care about peoples lives or their God given rights. If he was for real he would stop the criminals from running the streets but they have "rights" and our rights don't matter.

And the commie doctors are just as hypocritical. Keep pushing highly addictive drugs on people making them addicts and taking kickbacks for doing it. Or order unnecessary medical procedures to get more money. Maybe ask them to justify themselves in their medical practices.

Boldly question these scoundrels and show them for who they are.
 
I thought the left's position was that government shouldn't get between people and their doctors.
 
buketduder said:
Was just at pediatrician the other day...wife and I were ready for them to ask at some point...they asked if we kept any "loaded and not locked up firearms at home" (we said no) and then said now that our son is moving if we ever have any loaded firearms in the house to keep them out of reach of him and preferably locked up unless in control of an adult....for the ultra liberal area i live in I didn't really feel like the way she went about it was intrusive or anti gun.
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Hey, if my kid wants to move out, that's on him. Why should loaded firearms in the house matter at that point?



(ha ha)
 

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