Gun ownership questions on medical forms

[Alfonse]

The gun ownership question on a medical assessment form is almost certainly not there for the sinister intent that conspiracy theorists on the internet imagine.

It has become quite popular lately for doctors and insurance providers to do a "health risk assessment" as part of being admitted to a doctor's practice and/or as part of new or ongoing health insurance.

Part of the procedure is to try to identify various potential health risks, and gun ownership thought to be one of them. Anyone who has ever filled out the type of form that I am talking about will have answered a variety of other questions such as do you smoke, do you ever drive over the speed limit, do you ever feel down, have you ever driven after having a few drinks, etc. There is no standard for these forms, so the questions often vary, but the intent is to try to identify other potential risks to the patient's well-being.

My recommendation on the gun ownership question is just to say "no," that you don't own any. Saying anything else might just raise some kind of red flag.

To clear up another point, while the Obamacare legislation does create incentives and non-compliance penalties for healthcare providers to create electronic healthcare records that can be interchanged among healthcare providers (to allow a new provider to get your old information if you move or change providers), it does not mandate or even foresee a national database of all that info, especially one for the government to use. At least not yet.

Eventually they have the question "have you ever answered a question on a medical form with an incorrect answer."

[TheTman]

At my Dr. visit last month, he had some questions about depression and stuff, I said I felt fine. No gun questions...yet.

[XD40SC]

1)Call your wife. Tell her that you are now giving her all of your guns. And ammo. Hope she enjoys them.
2)fill out the form, honestly.
3)call your wife, ask her if she wants to give you anything.
4)if she says no, stop by the LGS on your way home and restock.
5)sleep well, knowing that you honestly answered the question.

WINNER! Best answer, frikin' hilarous!





BTW, I asked and my wife said she'd answer yes to #4.

[Planedude]

I would answer BOXERS... it's that personel a question and there really is no right/wrong answer. You just have really wrong questions.

[LorenzoB]

"Are there guns in your home?" was on some form when we were recently having our baby. I said "no". The first person that officially needs to know the truthful answer to that question will be wishing he didn't threaten me or my family.

[downtownv]

I've been wearing big boy pants for a few years now but my wife says I'm still not a big boy. Wench!

Hope your not at that "Depends" Stage