pediatrition asking about guns?

Question

Why would my one year old daughter's pediatrician be asking me if we own any guns? Why does she need to know?

We don't have any guns, so I said no. But if we did and I said yes, what would have happened?

Answer 1

They should be secured from curious toddlers.

Answer 2

I'm not sure why, unprompted, a pediatrician would ask if there are any guns in the home. It could be because your daughter is getting to the age where she wants to go exploring and firearms and infants usually don't mix. Do you live in an area where a lot of people own guns? The doc might have just assumed you or your husband owned one as well.

Answer 3

Nothing would have happened. It is now commone practice for them to ask this questiong. It has become a very important issue in the last few years. They mostly ask so that if you do they can instruct you on how to store them safely. (in a lock box with the ammo stored seperatly) So many children are dying from guns that their parents thought were stored safely. I also recommend that when you daughter gets older and starts going to other ppls homes you ask the adults their about guns. It is important that everyplace your daughter goes if their is a gun that it is stored properly. I have found that when I ask other parents they are not offended at all, even the ones who do have guns in thier homes. But as for your pediatricin you don't have to worry they won't do anything even if you do have a gun in the house.

Answer 4

Why don't you ask the pediatrician, and get back to us with her answer. None of the potential reasons I can think of bode well for her: 1) She wants to steal a gun for personal reasons and is scoping out potential victims, 2) She is concerned your daughter will grow up to be a psycho killer and doesn't have the guts to tell you directly, or 3) She is just being a busy-body asking questions to which she has no reasonable right to receive an answer. But, again, the only person who knows the answer to your question is the pediatrician herself. Nothing wrong with asking.

Answer 5

I would tell them no even if we had guns-- this is no one's business but yours and it was completely out of line for your childs pediatrician to ask. I would get a different doctor-- if you had said yes, she may have started to look for any signs of abuse, whether real or imagined! She sounds like one of those people who are so anti-gun that they would turn their own grandfather in for owning an old musket. I am assuming, that you do not live in an area where children are getting hurt by stupid people leaving handguns laying around where little ones could get ahold of them. If your child was older, I would understand the doctor cautioning you about having unsecured guns, if you live in an area where people are bad about leaving guns around, but she still should not have asked.

Answer 6

The government has mandated that they ask.

I lie.

None of their business. I was raised around guns and my children will be too.

The only time a gun is dangerous is if the child has not been taught to respect it as a killing machine. Gun safety and education trumps gun fear and no exposure except via movies and media.

Our government has gotten way to intrusive.

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Answer 8

Safety. She probably wants to remind gun owners to make sure their weapons are kept unloaded, locked and out of reach of children for their own safety.

I personally keep mine off premises now that I have my boy. He's just the kind of troublemaker who could get into trouble with them.

Answer 9

They have an agendum: see the link.
I hope that most people keep their weapons secure, but I'm NOT going to share any such info with someone who might make it a written part of a medical record.

Answer 10

She would have told you to make sure the guns, ammo, cleaning supplies, etc are securely locked away, and probably also to make sure there's no loose spent brass in the house due to harmful substances (primer, residue, lead).

Answer 11

Patriot Act!