You’re visiting your doctor because you have flu symptoms. After checking your heart, pulse and other vital signs, your doctor turns to you and asks, “By the way, the federal government has authorized me to ask you, What type and how many guns do you have in your home?"
Sounds like George Orwell’s "1984"?
Wrong.
It’s 2013. And if President Barack Obama gets his way by executive order, doctors across the country could play a key role in his new gun control initiative.
On Wednesday morning, Obama released a sweeping 23 executive actions and orders he will take to limit gun usage.
Already, talk of the executive orders has raised significant controversy. Order 16, for example, may raise serious concerns with privacy advocates.
The order, as summarized, simply states federal agencies will “clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.”
In addition, a fact sheet provided by the White House with the order list elaborates: “Clarify that no federal law prevents health care providers from warning law enforcement authorities about threats of violence.”
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Well, I would think it would be our duty to tell said Dr. to go straight to hell and mind their own business. In the event that that won't work, then perhaps the citizens of this country need to develop their own underground health care system.
ReplyDeleteMiss Violet
Agreed.
DeleteThis ain't gonna be pretty.....
ReplyDeleteNo, no it isn't, and it's starting to really piss me off.
DeleteMiss Violet
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DeleteGosh Doc, no guns here at all....Or well I have 7 class 3 weapons, a tank, 3 attack jets, and a landing craft. They can ask all they want to, you are under no obligation to answer. Seems to me that there was a court case that determined that criminals are not obligated to register their guns as it would be a 5th amendment violation. So, same to me . And yes Miss V, it is pissing me off too.
ReplyDeleteI want a 105 on a Jeep!
DeleteQuad 50s on a truck for me.
ReplyDeleteI'll trade you even.:)
DeleteNAGO told me that looking back on it, he thinks he liked the .50 Caliber best, as it would take large chunks out of the VC's heads!
http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=26&highlight=nago
Not me, I have nothing and all I want is World Peace.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the penalty for telling them to piss off or for lying, a fine by the IRS? What is the enforcement process? Maybe run you data and see you own a 9m & you claimed none to the health care system.
Reset, Restore the Constitution put an end to this BS!
Please and the sooner the better.
DeleteIt ain't none of their damned business!
ReplyDeleteBob
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That will be my reply if asked.
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