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Post by pacecars on Sept 4, 2023 9:45:18 GMT -5
I have had that question when switching doctors and I answered that I am armed now. The doctor said “good! I wish more people would carry”
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Post by parallaxbill on Sept 4, 2023 14:32:14 GMT -5
I like the "Are you homosexual?" reply :-) Great gun movie, "The Way of the Gun".
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Post by bigbore5 on Sept 4, 2023 16:02:22 GMT -5
My doc packs a 1911 officer model. He's also a vet with medic experience in Desert Storm. He's even "In Network" with the insurance. Keeping this one.
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Post by jeffh on Sept 4, 2023 16:11:51 GMT -5
..... Moral of the story….some people have to ask questions, you don’t have to answer. Move on
I respect that.
If the person asking respects my privacy as much as I respect their position of having to ask, everything is fine.
When the programmed just want to process you and get their job done by the numbers, it's a bit different. They get miffed or huffy, or worse - they lie about why they need the information and why they ask. I do not appreciate being lied to. If you don't know, don't make something up.
Some are just fine with me not answering. Some get snitty about it and say they can't continue or complete the process unless you answer, which is a lie.
I don't even give my zip code, ostensibly used for marketing, when it is demanded by a cashier. I didn't say ASKED for, because they DEMAND it. I tell them I don't have one. They tell me they cannot complete the transaction. I tell them punch in "00000." The younger gals will play along and they seem to get a kick out of the rebellion in the act, but also get a wake-up call. I'll come right out and tell them that just because someone asks you for something doesn't oblige you to give it.
As I mentioned before - "it's not the doctors," it's not the cashiers and it's not the nurses, it's not the government. It's the corporations and insurance companies. Show up at my door and ask me if you can have some water and I won't deny you. Ignore me as a human and DEMAND whatever you want and I WILL deny you. That real people get set up to do the dirty work is despicable. I don't take it out on them unless or until they try to bully or trick me.
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Post by bula on Sept 5, 2023 8:02:10 GMT -5
Doc's take oaths. Individually I've trusted the few I've seen. Now, they are pretty well "owned" by whatever conglomerate they've had to align with. Your data ends up on their computer, they took no oath. I fear red flag lists are being compiled. Last year a bunch of new questions popped up for me too. They also keep asking me if I've fallen. There are good reasons to know this, but ... Legislation has popped up in some states has lists of meds, some common, that will take away your rights as to firearms. I'll stop here.
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Post by bigbore5 on Sept 5, 2023 8:09:56 GMT -5
I wish they would go after the first amendment like they do the second. It'd be a different tune then.
For people who make their living with words, the press and the politicians don't seem to understand the definition of "Inalienable"!
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Post by kings6 on Sept 5, 2023 12:34:31 GMT -5
I took the wife down to get lab work done today and I planned on staying in the truck while she went in. She asked if I would go in with her so I said I would and we walked up to the sliding entrance door and there was a young guy who stepped in front of us with a wand so I just turned around and headed back out. He looked at me kind of funny as my wife walked down the hallway. We were headed on a walk after her lab work in an area where wildlife of both the four and two legged variety and to say I would have set off his little want would be an understatement.
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Post by lockhart on Sept 5, 2023 16:25:20 GMT -5
When my doctor's questionaire asked me that, I replied "PLENTY!" Nuff said!
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Post by lobo on Oct 2, 2023 22:23:48 GMT -5
Here in the rural Alleghenies, I think most practitioners know not ask the question; This is gun country! Same in south Mississippi ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by squawberryman on Oct 3, 2023 7:29:17 GMT -5
The doctor that I currently see was part of the largest Network in the central Florida area and he is also a part-time pastor. He likes to go to underprivileged areas and offer free medical care and Advent Health told him he could not do that. So he stepped away from his practice within their Network and trusted God to provide. Needless to say he's doing well.
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Post by rangersedge on Oct 3, 2023 8:37:04 GMT -5
We live in a fairly rural area in Illinois. My wife is a physician. She doesn't ask about guns; but she (or her nurse) does ask about a lot of things people might consider personal to help assess risk, treatment, etc. She has a number of patients in law enforcement who disclose on their first visit that they are armed. Often, they talk about guns briefly. My wife has several and shoots. Just because a caregiver or provider asks about guns doesn't mean they're nosy or anti-gun.
I work in public health and have participated on many committees on gun control. I've gleaned the internet, read lots of books, etc. and consistently advocated against gun control - even though one of my siblings committed suicide with a gun. Studies show a direct correlation between successful suicide attempts and access to firearms; but not between suicide and firearm ownership rates. Using firearms is a highly effective (not 100%) method of committing suicide; but committed people find a way. Japan has very restricted firearm access; but a very high suicide rate. People use whatever means is available. The two things that make firearms stand out are effectiveness and easy access (if already have) during an impulsive moment.
We live in a rapidly changing world in which a large percentage of the population is suffering from anxieties and harmful thoughts. Some of these are in the healthcare field. They deal with and hear about people's problems all day long. Answer their questions truthfully or not. Just don't be rude. They're trying to make it through the day too.
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Post by magman on Oct 3, 2023 9:04:55 GMT -5
I can say that living in NY and seeing Healthcare people frequently, I have never been asked about gun ownership on any assessment. Also in 30+ years of healthcare and completing 100s of assessments to include psychosocial and health risks, I have never asked any one about gun ownership.
Now at the VA, they do assess my level of PTSD and suicide risks, but nothing else related to gun ownership.
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Post by wpeel on Oct 3, 2023 9:17:07 GMT -5
When my GP asked that I replied that I would only answer bona fide questions about my physical health.
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Post by nicholst55 on Oct 3, 2023 9:40:49 GMT -5
I either decline to answer or just respond 'nunya.'
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Post by potatojudge on Oct 3, 2023 11:24:26 GMT -5
I either decline to answer or just respond 'nunya.' Both your answers say "yes"
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