ClydeR
07-29-2014, 09:08 PM
It's not a ban on doctors owning guns. That would be unconstitutional. The ban is on doctors talking about guns.
In Florida, in 2011, a law was signed that made it illegal for doctors to ask patients if they owned a gun. If doctors violate this law, they can be disciplined, leading to fines, citations and even a loss of their license.
A lower court struck down the law in 2012. But last week, a panel of judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld it. In their ruling, the judges declared that the law regulates physician conduct to protect patient privacy and curtail abuses of the physician-patient relationship. The clear assertion of the judges is that there is no legitimate health reason to be asking about gun ownership.
More... (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/upshot/do-you-own-a-gun-in-florida-doctors-cant-ask-you-that.html)
In Florida, in 2011, a law was signed that made it illegal for doctors to ask patients if they owned a gun. If doctors violate this law, they can be disciplined, leading to fines, citations and even a loss of their license.
A lower court struck down the law in 2012. But last week, a panel of judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld it. In their ruling, the judges declared that the law regulates physician conduct to protect patient privacy and curtail abuses of the physician-patient relationship. The clear assertion of the judges is that there is no legitimate health reason to be asking about gun ownership.
More... (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/upshot/do-you-own-a-gun-in-florida-doctors-cant-ask-you-that.html)