Am I the only one glad that the Bradies are spending resources and time on a futile issue?
Unless they win...
Am I the only one glad that the Bradies are spending resources and time on a futile issue?
What's stopping a doctor saying "Mr. and Mrs. Smith, if you are interested here is some information on gun safety and children. Would you like me to answer any questions?"
Groundbreaking isn't it?
A physician should have no more right to ask me what guns I may or may not have in the house than he/she should be able to ask if I have seatbelts in my car. It's not germane to the relationship he or she has with the patient.
But the plaintiffs -- three individual doctors and the Florida chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians ...
al norris:
".......there is much more at stake here than some doctors supposed right to free speech."
So how can a patient tell if his doctor’s advice about guns is good preventive medicine or political activism? Patients can assess a doctor’s advice by keeping the following questions in mind:
Does the doctor respect your right to keep guns? Or does he subtly send a message that guns are somehow bad? Moral judgments about the right to self defense, hunting, or other legitimate uses of guns are not acceptable subjects for a doctor talking to a patient. Does the doctor quote statistics from the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American Medical Association about the supposed risks of guns in the home? Do you see anti-gun posters or pamphlets from these organizations in her office?
This isn't a free speech case. It is a case of ideological activists, bent on getting "gun violence" classified as a disease.
RTR, read the complaint. These doctors are treating guns, as a whole, as a preventable disease. The 1A angle is just a sham to get to the end game.
This isn't a free speech case. It is a case of ideological activists, bent on getting "gun violence" classified as a disease.
It is a free speech case because ideological activists have as much right to speak freely as you or I do.
Now, this I like.I 'cured' this problem w my children's doc.
She asked my son ( I was in the room at the time) if there were guns in the home.
I questioned her as to whether she was certified in firearms safety, to which she said "no".
I then told her that it sounded to me as though she were involved in the practice of handing out advice for which she had NO training, and that is considered 'malpractice'.
Never brought up again.
dan
The leaders of these various organizations may be rabidly anti-gun. That does not mean an individual doctor is. They may be required to ask such questions.
My son’s doctor asks all kinds of questions; including if we have guns in the house. I said yes, locked up in a safe, and it’s never come up again. Was that her business? Debatable, but I didn’t mind that she asked. She also asks if we have our hot water heater set to no higher than 120 degrees; every time we go in.
Jim NE said:My kid's doctor asked about my motorcycles (back when I owned them) and told me in no uncertain terms that I shouldn't take my five year old for rides on my bike. He had no right to tell me this, but his own daughter died in a traffic accident, so I understood his perspective and it didn't bother me that he said it.
Advice - OK
Mandatory compliance for something that's not illegal - not OK