This topic has come up many times.
Most people answer nunaya... as in none of ya bizniss.
I usually try this first, and not just to the gun question, but to anything which doesn't relate to the problem at hand.
I once had a job send me to have a physical, and their form asked "LMP". I put n/a. The examiner explained what it stood for (I already knew) and asked the date. I said, "I doubt that working in a nursing home will have anything to do with my breeding potential, so it's not a job-related question." He moved on. :lol:
kcgunfan said:
The right answer is: "Why? Do you think someone shot him and caused the asthma attack?"
Yep. This is Good Tactic #2.
#3 is generally my favorite, since it almost always shuts them up:
"Yes, I do. I'm a firearm safety instructor. Did you have a safety question you need answered, or do you want to arrange a class for your staff?"
For those with children, you have to teach them to either say no (and yes, they'd be lying, but this is an OK lie) or say something like "that's something you'd have to talk with my parents about". And keep repeating it.
OC for ME said:
Then why not have a doctor, who allegedly supports the 2A, direct medical staff to arbitrarily, and without further prompting, to enter "no" and skip that question all together.
Or the staff person, being a liberty-loving patriot, could decide to skip the question or answer 'no' without asking the patient.
The question is not relevant to medical care even if the treatment is for a gunshot wound.
If it was someone in the household (including the patient) who caused the wound, they'd probably want to keep that person away from the patient, or make sure the patient (who hurt himself) was under observation & not allowed anything harmful.
Of course, that would definitely get reported to the police, who would almost certainly break in & search the house, steal any guns they could find, etc.