Doctors blocked from asking about guns

[yubba]

They don't need to know what made the hole, they need to know how to fix the hole. more lib regs. I wonder how they are making out on the fast and furious hearings

So you have these laws which say people who are mentally incapable can't have guns, and you have their doctors who are not allowed to ask them if they have guns.

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

I really don't understand this law but this is not first time I find understanding Americans a bit challenging.

And to put this to record: I have nothing against firearm ownership as long as they are kept in right hands (ie. not in kids, mentally ill, people with dementia). In my family dad have several rifles and shotguns just like my little brother. Mom doesn't have use for one and I don't bother to ask from police about gun permit as its almost certain that it would be rejected.

Why it would be rejected? Same reason why army put me to category D (relieved from both peace and wartime conscription): legally deafblind.

[Osmium Steele]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

So you have these laws which say people who are mentally incapable can't have guns, and you have their doctors who are not allowed to ask them if they have guns.

Asking about gun ownership, and whether firearms are safely stored, has been standard medical procedure across the country for years — not just for clinicians treating depression or mental illness, but also for pediatricians and family doctors

At issue is a new state law, the first of its kind in the nation, that forbids licensed healthcare workers from asking patients about gun ownership and gun safety absent compelling reasons.

Mental capacity/dementia would likely be considered compelling reasons, and should be allowed under the law. Passes the common sense test anyway.

Mental capacity/dementia would likely be considered compelling reasons, and should be allowed under the law. Passes the common sense test anyway.

But when it comes to gun rights and possible litigation common sense has a tendancy to go out the window

[Osmium Steele]

True, true.

Shouldn't be too bad in Flalaland.

[Stealth Hunter]

Originally Posted by yubba

They don't need to know what made the hole, they need to know how to fix the hole. more lib regs. I wonder how they are making out on the fast and furious hearings

Part of fixing the hole is knowing what made the hole...