New Op-ed: "Guns Don't Kill Kids, Irresponsible Adults With Guns Do"
Guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatric say "yes."
They warn that “Children are curious even if they’ve had some sort of firearm training. That’s why parents taking responsibility for safe gun storage is so essential.”
Doctors across the United States are being advised to interrogate children about mom and dad’s "bad" behavior.
It sounds simple enough, but the problem is that the advice ignores the benefits and exaggerates the costs of gun ownership. . . .
Here is some discussion on this piece.
Labels: GunControl, healthcare, op-ed
2 Comments:
I have been asked this several times by my child's doctor, and find it extremely annoying. I do not like telling the doctor I own guns (even though most people where I live seem to have them). I have not been able to think of a good response other than "I consider that a private matter."
If doctors are turning over information on a patient to a Government agency (police). Doesn't that violate Doctor-Patient confidence?
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