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Kids, guns and doctors’ rights

.you will probably find more children are harmed by consuming alcohol or prescription drugs that arnt stored securely away out of sight than involved with firearms



I'm almost positive that pediatricians are always reminding people to safely store their prescription drugs. It's also on the label of the pill bottle.
 
Jazzy said:
Pediatricians regularly give parents advice about how to keep their children safe at home: Stash toxic cleaners where young children cannot get to them, fence the backyard swimming pool, require bike helmets, and keep any firearms unloaded and locked away.



Physicians call this kind of preventive care “anticipatory guidance.’’ When it comes to guns, the National Rifle Association calls it an invasion of privacy.



Governor Rick Scott this month signed a law making Florida the first state to limit a physician’s ability to ask patients or their parents whether they own a gun. Those who do would be subject to discipline by the state medical board. Similar proposals now being considered by several other states have enraged many doctors who say the law impinges on their ability to deliver critical information to families.



Full story link: http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-...rearms-safety-andrew-arulanandam-private-guns





Physicians say firearms safety is a matter of public health; the NRA says it’s a privacy issue. Who do you agree with and why?




Can we please keep on topic and answer the above question. Thank you!
 
I don't really get what the big deal is. I personally think the doctor should be allowed to ask whatever questions he wants and you should have the right to give lies to all of them and as a result face potential life threatening or ending situations because you didn't feel like giving accurate information. It's not like he's going to drive to your house and inspect it to see if you are telling the truth about anything you say.
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allowed Yes.



required as in some public health clinics, at least one HMO that I know of, and assorted other settings, NO.



Now as to whether or not the patients are required to answer as a condition of being treated, or to have their child treated, is another matter all together.
 
Of course it's a matter of national health. And international health too. It's ridiculous that a law like this has been passed, I mean not only that, if the patient or the patient's parents didn't want to answer, they didn't have to... No one was forcing them. Stupid law.
 
How is asking a question an invasion of privacy if you choose to not answer it or not answer it truthfully? In which way, can he even prove the validity of your statement? If he is supposedly invading your privacy then that would entail knowing something about you that you did not wish to be made known. How is this possible only by asking a question but before you give any answer? Why do you need the government to keep a question from being asked when the answer to your issue of the alleged invasion of privacy is to simply not answer it which requires no laws or government involvement? Or are you holding claim to the inability to not answer any question posed to you and/or the inability to lie?



You obviously did not read carefully. I simply stated that if you wish to go to a doctor, give no truthful statements to any questions asked then you deserve whatever comes your way from getting the wrong treatment due to telling lies to the doctor. Then again, it does beg the question of why would anyone go to a doctor and not plan on being honest at any point. They would be better off not going if they were that paranoid that simply asking a question is invading their privacy



The only reason why he cares about your gun collection and method of storing said guns if you do have them is because if you do not take the proper precautions then that means he ends up dealing with the mess that results from it. Why not take the time to educate people who have guns(plus spare those without them from having the discussion) on proper handling of guns when they simply might not have known what they were doing to store the guns was a potential hazard?





Besides this law is pointless anyways because now he can simply have all the info he wanted to give gun owners via pamphlets which can include links to websites to everyone who walks in the door. It is wasteful hence why he rather talk with those who have them and not waste paper and money on printing them for people who don't have any and therefore don't need the info. The only thing this law serves to do is drive up costs if anything.
 
Grumpy said:
Of course it's a matter of national health. And international health too. It's ridiculous that a law like this has been passed, I mean not only that, if the patient or the patient's parents didn't want to answer, they didn't have to... No one was forcing them. Stupid law.

Sorry but Public safety and Public health are two very seperate entities. This article focused on the rights of Pediatricians to ask such questions about owning a firearm. As you can clearly read, owning a firearm has absolutely nothing to do with Public health. Also has nothing to do with national/international health. How does owning a firearm go from becoming a public safety issue to a health issue?
 
Bluezone777 said:
The only reason why he cares about your gun collection and method of storing said guns if you do have them is because if you do not take the proper precautions then that means he ends up dealing with the mess that results from it. Why not take the time to educate people who have guns(plus spare those without them from having the discussion) on proper handling of guns when they simply might not have known what they were doing to store the guns was a potential hazard?

Perhaps, you should read the conclusions in this article: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/106/1/22.abstract
 
It if is really and truly about child safety. Why don't they ask if you keep your kitchen knives in a locked drawer?



Do you have your power tools in a locked cabinet?



Are the stairs to your basement gated or locked?



Do you unplug your Christmas tree when you leave the room and a child is there?



Do you cut up your toddlers hotdog properly before you give it to them?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/22/children.choking/?hpt=C1







No, it is not about child safety.
 
What're you doing feeding a toddler hotdog? o.O

DrLeftover said:
No, it is not about child safety.
Admittedly, you make a good point... but if it's not about safety, what is it about?
 
That article is as bad as those doctors...

A doctor should be neutral, though. Still, little reason to answer the question should they bring it up.
 
The Second Amendment(Amendment II) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights.



In 2008 and 2010, the Supreme Court issued two Second Amendment decisions. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm, unconnected to service in a militia and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home. Additionally, the Court enumerated several longstanding prohibitions and restrictions on firearms possession that it found were consistent with the Second Amendment. In McDonald v. Chicago (2010), the Court ruled that the Second Amendment limits State and local governments to the same extent that it limits the federal government.

As ratified by the States:



A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.





With that stated, the doctors are infringing on everyones RIGHTS by asking if they own a firearm or not.
 
I was making a farce, of course its still relevant in this country that is incapable of making any forward social progress.
 
Nah, it just means getting rid of certain social attitudes that are destructive, like racism, sexism, discrimination against gays, wanting to control women's bodies, etc.
 
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