Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Do you have a gun in your House? When I had my gangrene gallbladder taken out andspent 10 days in the hospital for what should have been an overnight stay theinsurance company kicked me out. I had home nurse visits for two weeks and wasasked if I had guns in the house. I respond that if I did I would not tellthem. So the below has some merit. FYI, I am passing this along...there are commentsfrom two other people that have also been asked if they keep guns in the house. The nurse just kind of slipped it in along withall the other regular questions. I told her I refused to answer because it wasagainst the law to ask. Everyone, whether you have guns or not, shouldgive a neutral answer so they have no idea who does and who doesn't. My doctorasked me if I had guns in my house and also if any were loaded. I, of course,answered yes to both questions. Then he asked why I kept a loaded gun close tomy bed. I answered that my son, who is a certified gun instructor and alsoworks for Homeland Security, advised me that an unloaded, locked up gun is no protectionagainst criminal attack. The Government now requires these questions beasked of people on Medicare, and probably everyone else. Just passing this along for your information: I had to visit a doctor other than my regulardoctor when my doctor was on vacation. One of the questions on the form I hadto fill out was: Do you have any guns in your house? My answer was None of your business!! So it is out there! It is either an insuranceissue or government intervention. Either way, it is out there and the secondthe government gets into your medical records (as they want to under Obamacare)it will become a major issue and will ultimately result in lock and load!! Please pass this on to all the other retired guysand gun owners... Thanks, from a Vietnam Vet and retired PoliceOfficer: I had a doctors appointment at the local VA clinic yesterday and foundout something very interesting that I would like to pass along. While goingthrough triage before seeing the doctor, I was asked at the end of the exam,three questions: 1. Did I feel stressed? 2. Did I feel threatened? 3. Did I feel like doing harm to someone? The nurse then informed me, that if I hadanswered yes to any of the questions, I would have lost my concealed carrypermit as it would have gone into my medical records and the VA would havereported it to Homeland Security. Looks like they are going after the vets first.Other gun people like retired law enforcement will probably be next. Then whenthey go after the civilians, what argument will they have? Be forewarned and be aware. The Obamaadministration has gone on record as considering veterans and gun ownerspotential terrorists. If you know veterans andgun owners, please pass this on to them. Be very cautious about what you sayand to whom!! Just thought I'd pass along....valid or not... GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 It is not valid, but the ways things are going in this country, it soon may be valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I'm on Medicare yet have never seen this on any form nor have I been asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 What in the world would I be doing with a gun in my house??? I don't want those evil things!! Not me!~!! Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 So... feeling threatened is a sound reason to deny the ability to defend...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blasted Cap Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Those 3 questions are standard fare in a lot of emergency rooms now adays. I answer them 1) I will be once I get your bill. 2) Nope. 3) Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Those 3 questions are standard fare in a lot of emergency rooms now adays. I answer them 1) I will be once I get your bill. 2) Nope. 3) Nope. That'll work GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shoer 27979 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 that is total BS i have been to 3 VA doctors in the last 2 months and not a word about guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker, SASS #55963 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Of course the correct answer for many CAS shooters to the "Do you have a gun in the house?" would be no. Under the breath you mutter not a gun several guns! Our sport does require at least 4 guns. So a no answer is grammatically correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I'm on Medicare yet have never seen this on any form nor have I been asked. Me neither, but I suppose it could happen. My reply will be I refuse to answer yes or no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 This happened to me just once; my answer was "Do you?" My Doc smiled, paused, and went on with the next question. Most doctors are well-intentioned. Some medical societies and government entities think thay know better than you do. Perhaps they should confine their concerns to the problem of over-prescribed drugs.... LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Of course the correct answer for many CAS shooters to the "Do you have a gun in the house?" would be no. Under the breath you mutter not a gun several guns! Our sport does require at least 4 guns. So a no answer is grammatically correct. Yup. Doc, I do not have one gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Hawk 60642 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Just got back from the VA a couple weeks, and no forms or doctors asked me anything what so ever about guns or guns in the home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinny Preacher, SASS #66418 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 no, I don't have A gun.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinny Preacher, SASS #66418 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 i like how the media says the owner had 3 unregisterted guns, a stockpile of 200 rounds ammo, etc.... If they only knew what the average redneck had... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL NEGRO GATO Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 No, I don't have a GUN in my house, I have several enough said ENG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Checotah Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I was asked about owning guns 10 or so years ago by the Nurse before seeing the Doctor. I asked why she was asking she said it was routine. I answered Nooo like a kid who you know is lying. They have never asked at the V.A. clinic. Dustin Checotah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingo Frank Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I am a vet and I work at the Louisville VAMC. The questions are to help us determine folks with possible undiagnosed depression, abuse or PTSD. There are NO questions about gun ownership ever asked. Old vets especially are especially stoic about such things and it's just another assessment tool. It also has been a standard part of any admission for at least the last 7 years. I can't say how long it' was standard practice before that, because that's when I came on board. Mingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matthew Ducan #23189 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Yup. Doc, I do not have one gun. My standard answer is, "Guns are evil that's why I don't own one". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Ray Hality, SASS# 37355 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 This assumes I have a house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 The nurse just kind of slipped it in along withall the other regular questions. I told her I refused to answer because it wasagainst the law to ask. Where is it illegal to ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 My standard answer is, "Guns are evil that's why I don't own one". Spreading rumors are we? GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I had some sort of survey included in all of the pre-admission stuff I had to fill out for tomorrow's back surgery. I gave a stock set of answers I've developed for the invasive questions that have begun to show up on all kinds of forms and surveys. I don't know if this set was included because I have recently qualified for Medicare due to dissability or if it's just coincidence, but I've never been asked these questions for a pre-admission before. I've done the pre-admission thing more times than I care to recall. This one had no gun questions on it, but had numerous ones about depression, thoughts of suicide, and anger and self image issues. Since I've had these types of questions asked of me before when applying for positions with large companies, I am familiar with what they might be looking for and what they expect. I had a psychologist at one outfit look at me with a bemused expression and say that I knew the results as well as she did. "You've done this before!" she said. "No!" says I. "I was a psych minor in colledge," I grinned. I ain't about to give them ANY ammunition at ANY point in this lifetime!! What they don't know won't hurt me later. The real medical stuff, I'm brutally honest about. No room for mistakes about what I feel or what I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 My solution: When I came across that question on the "Form of Too Many Questions" I circled it, drew an arrow into the margin and inserted, "I have something far more dangerous. I have a CAR!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.