Are you being asked if you own a gun or not

[skeeter@ccia.com]

READ so far I have not been asked but sounds like maybe others have so I will forward to you. This was sent me via E-mail.


Interesting.....don't know who wrote it, or how much is true, but it's worth thinking about.


Do you have a gun in your House?



When I had my gangrene gallbladder taken out and spent 10 days in the hospital for what should have been an overnight stay the insurance company kicked me out. I had home nurse visits for two weeks and was asked if I had guns in the house. I respond that if I did I would not tell them. So the below has some merit.



FYI, I am passing this along...there are comments from two other people I have also been asked if we keep guns in the house. The nurse just kind of slipped it in along with all the other regular questions. I told her I refused to answer because it was against the law to ask.



Everyone, whether you have guns or not, should give a neutral answer so they have no idea who does and who doesn't. My doctor asked 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 to my bed. I answered that my son, who is a certified gun instructor and also works for Homeland Security, advised me that an unloaded, locked up gun is no protection against criminal attack.



The Government now requires these questions be asked of people on Medicare, and probably everyone else.



Just passing this along for your information: I had to visit a doctor other than my regular doctor when my doctor was on vacation.. One of the questions on the form I had to fill out was: Do you have any guns in your house?? My answer was None of your damn business!!



So it is out there! It is either an insurance issue or government intervention. Either way, it is out there and the second the 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 guys and gun owners...Thanks, from a Vietnam Vet and retired Police Officer: I had a doctors appointment at the local VA clinic yesterday and found out something very interesting that I would like to pass along. While going through 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 had answered yes to any of the questions, I would have lost my concealed carry permit as it would have gone into my medical records and the VA would have reported 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 when they go after the civilians, what argument will they have? Be forewarned and be aware. The Obama administration has gone on record as considering veterans and gun owners potential terrorists. Whether you are a gun owner, veteran or not, YOU"VE BEEN WARNED !


If you know veterans and gun owners, please pass this on to them. Be very cautious about what you say and to whom.

[popplecop]

Been on medicare for 8 years, been hospitalized twice, have an annual physical ettc. Never have been asked. Don't believe it is a medicare requirement or they figure an old man wouldn't own one.

[Jack]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/medicare.asp

[Dan Morris]

Last phys I had, Kaiser did not ask. Dr happened to belong to same gun club. I agree, none of their business!
Dan

[skeeter@ccia.com]

Well as I don't believe everything Google is true, It still would not suprise me something like that was not in the making somewhere...Since as snoops says, florida even had this issue in a courtroom in the first place, must of came up at least once. Guess just reading this can be as a warning....and to keep in toes just in case it does come up someplace....Did anyone ever watch on tv how 'snoops' got started and who runs it?..
A little chill in the air this morning...almost feels like we should be sitting in a treestand...soon.

[powell&hyde]

Just had a complete physical done in July for work and none of these questions were asked.

[Seawolf1090]

In April, I spent a week in the hospital when blood clots in my legs went to my lungs. Nobody asked if I owned guns. I had to select a 'family doctor' for my health insurance plan, as I had kept putting it off. I now have a woman doctor - nice lady. Never has asked. But if she does, I will let her know in sunny Florida that question is now against the law. I'm sure she knows that already.
From what I gather, this question is being pushed by the AMA, not most doctors.
And now, the AMA and CDC are trying to get gun ownership and belief in the Second Amendment considered as mental health problems! The idiocy never stops.