I went to the doc about month ago, nurse came in and asked all the usual Questions Then asked the firearm question, told her nope wouldn't have em in my house! After I left and got into my car , looked in my rear view mirror and yup, had my NRA hat on! Oh well,
i actually am thinking of asking their sexual preference and what position they enjoy most!We should all respond with rude personal questions of our own.....Are you gay? Are you a virgin? Have you ever filed bankruptcy?
As someone that has worked in healthcare until recently, don't take it out on the people asking the questions, they are only following directives. At our clinic, that question has been asked for at least the last year, because I've seen it show up on our dictation. They do it under the "safety risk assesment". Same reason as they also ask if the house has smoke detectors. It's a bunch of BS. Trust me, there are tons of things we have to ask, but don't want to, because we know they're stupid. .
I need more employees like you--ones that do EVERYTHING that they are required to do all the time. Of the 1000+ I've employed over the years, I've not had one of those yet.
In other words: Just refuse to ask
Can't lie to LEO's?Nope, I will NEVER tell anyone that I dont know about firearms. (cept the LEO"S cause ya cant lie to them). That is private info, your not allowed to know, too many people cant keep their mouths shut.
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We're Hoosier - born to be polite. It's hard to say "no" when someone asks us something. But when people ask for information we don't want them to have, you should feel comfortable in saying something like, "confidential", "private" or "no comment". Practice this next time you're at Best Buy, or where ever, and they ask for your phone number or ZIP code.
Usually, the question is, "what's your phone number" instead of, "May I have your phone number." You can't readily say 'no' because it doesn't fit the question, grammatically speaking. Subconsciously, you mind thinks there's a question that needs answering, I have the answer so I must provide it. You're already past the point of deciding if you want to provide the information or not - that was decided for you by the cashier (or nurse).
If you feel uncomfortable about the question then you should pause and take control of the conversation until you are in control again. It's your information and you have the right to say when and who you give it to. It takes some skill and practice to be able to do this with authority and not brute force.
It's none of my doctors business if I have guns. They'll have to leave that chapter a mystery in my book. None of his or Obamas business.
Open Carry on your next Dr's visit. Problem solved.
When scheduling my last colonoscopy, the doctor simply asked that I leave my handgun with my wife (in the waiting room) during the procedure.