The final point I’d like to raise is that asking this question brings about concerns regarding insurance coverage and the sort. Thinking out loud on this one, we have to wonder why a doctor cares about whether or not you own a gun. Does answering “yes” mean that they will profile you in a certain way and make sure that they have special medical preparations on the ready for you in the event of a tragic accident? I find it hard to believe that this is the case.
Do note that, as of this point, doctors are not OBLIGATED to ask this question. According to Judge Andrew Napolitano (who was a guest on Fayver & Co) when Obamacare kicks in on January 2014 there will be a statute that will require that doctors ask the gun question. I know some of you are thinking “Congress would never pass such a law.” That was another point touched on by Judge Napolitano; he stated that when Congress accepted Obama’s health care plan that they accepted asking this question as part of the package. So this begs the question; does congress actually read these things?
In addition to this there were 23 executive orders passed by Obama after the Sandy Hook murders. I read through those executive orders and, though they are in plain English, I cannot say that I completely understand them all. They may say the words “does not prohibit blah blah blah”, but what is behind that? What are they REALLY saying? That is subject to interpretation.
Think about this, why would “they” ask you these questions if not for the reasons I have stated above? I’m sure that some of you can contribute some additional reasons why they’d want to ask these questions; go for it in the comments section!
The interesting thing, according to Judge Andrew Napolitano is that we DO NOT have to answer the question. That’s right, my legal gun owning homies, according to the law we DO NOT have to answer this! Yet don’t count on your doctor to be all too eager in letting you know that you have this option. You don’t have to answer it, but they won’t tell you that you don’t have to answer it in hopes that you will answer it because you feel obligated or intimidated. Are you still with me?
Are there any doctors out there that oppose this move? Will the patient/doctor relationship ever be private again?
Angel Rodriguez runs the Conservative themed Hiddenreport.com where he covers topics the mass media will not. Having grown up in the streets of the South Bronx during a turbulent era, Angel brings a unique perspective to his writing style. Angel proudly served 8 years in the United States Air Force and stands firm on his belief that the U.S.A is the greatest country on God’s Green Earth.Twitter: @arodomus
