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Florida Bill Would Prohibit Doctors From Asking Patients About Their Guns - FoxNews.com
I do not own a gun. However, I am actually a card carrying NRA member and I support fair and sensible gun ownership rights. I also support fair and sensible restrictions on gun ownership. The two positions are not mutually exclusive.
Having said that, I have no idea why a physician should have anything to do with gun safety. A physicians job is to medically treat their patients... not check on the safety of any weapons in the home.
The Florida Senate passed House Bill 155 last month by a 27-10 vote and the measure now awaits the signature of Republican Gov. Rick Scott. If signed, it would ban doctors from asking about the presence of guns or ammunition in the home.
Republican State Rep. Jason Brodeur, a sponsor of the bill, proposed the legislation following an incident in which a Florida pediatrician told a mother to find another doctor when she refused to answer questions about guns in her home.
Critics of the bill, however, claim that doctors need to ask patients about guns to ensure their safety and to make sure they remain out of the reach of children.
I do not own a gun. However, I am actually a card carrying NRA member and I support fair and sensible gun ownership rights. I also support fair and sensible restrictions on gun ownership. The two positions are not mutually exclusive.
Having said that, I have no idea why a physician should have anything to do with gun safety. A physicians job is to medically treat their patients... not check on the safety of any weapons in the home.