Firearm Question in Doctor's Office

[StLPro2A]

No, I've never been asked that, but if it ever came up I wouldn't answer it. As JF said, it's none of their business.

Better to answer "NO", because if one leaves blank, they will assume one has guns. Better to lead them astray, play their game to your chosen end.

 

[Chuckie]

Happens at the VA here and there. Its always fun getting looks after mentioning something about hunting to my mental health therapist, and they ask "oh, do you have guns?", to which I reply "no". I get a weird look, they ask how I'm supposed to hunt without guns, I tell them I kill things with my bare hands. Had one guy get real upset about that, claimed I lied to him about hunting pigs and coyotes with my bare hands, and we ended up getting into a yelling match. Most of the others just get weird about it.


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You must have gotten someone new to the OKC VA Medical Center. I've been going there for years and have seen quite a few medical personnel over that time and not one has ever asked me about firearm ownership. I'm pretty sure that most personnel working at the OKCVAMC just take it as a given that veterans own guns.
The Mental Health Department is the exception though because it's just part of their thinking that everyone is always on that fine edge . . .

 

[StLPro2A]

Happens at the VA here and there. Its always fun getting looks after mentioning something about hunting to my mental health therapist, and they ask "oh, do you have guns?", to which I reply "no". I get a weird look, they ask how I'm supposed to hunt without guns, I tell them I kill things with my bare hands. Had one guy get real upset about that, claimed I lied to him about hunting pigs and coyotes with my bare hands, and we ended up getting into a yelling match. Most of the others just get weird about it.


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Ask him if he would like to see demonstration of you killing with your bare hands...only he and you in room.....

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I've been asked about guns at my family doc's office in Idaho. But the question was, "What do you carry? I'm looking for something different." He carried at work all the time.

Aside from that I don't think I've ever been asked that at any doc's office. No one has ever asked at OKC VA hospital. I'd probably just tell them it was none of their business if I have a gun or guns.

I've decided if anyone ever asks me what are my pronouns I'll tell them something like "single action/striker fired."

 

[sanjuro893]

My doctor has better guns than I do.

 

[DRC458]

My doctor has better guns than I do.

I know my previous doctor did. I don't know about the current one. And, no, I have not yet been asked that question.

 

[ramco]

Got asked about firearms in the house years ago. I wrote NYB in the blank. Nurse asked me what NYB meant. I told her it was shorthand for
Nunyabidness. No more questions.

 

[Two Gun Warrior]

Took my wife to a specialist this week. They handed us an ipad to fill-out 22 pages of health questions. First question: do you have firearm in your home?
What the . . . ! Started doing research into this intrusion of our personal life and many states have passed legislation against this practice.. I am going to contact my state rep and senator to enact legislation against this. Anybody out there experience this problem?

TMFI

 

[Dumpstick]

Nurse asked me about that. Do you have a firearm your house?

I said Do you give your husband oral sex?

That stopped those questions cold.

 

[Roy14]

I don’t tell my doctor what guns I have, that’s none of his business. I post about what I have on an online forum like a real gray man.