The porno analogy actually got me thinking. It would be absolutely appropriate to find out if an employee left it--and taking action against him if he did! A porno magazine would surely not present the professional image that the doctor would like to portray.
So, would the same apply to a firearms magazine? Absolutely. If the magazine does not present the image the doctor wants, he should find out if one of his employees put it there and take action if he did.
I wouldn't want porno in my office. I would probably leave some of my own firearms magazines. But I absolutely respect the right of the doctor to make the choice. He may be making it because he is an ignorant, emotional hoplophobe, or he may be considering the impact it would have on his patient base.
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I would have to say you are right, my analogy was far fetched in looking at it....but to get closer to the point, I have seen sports illustrated swimsuit editions in pediatrician offices before. Is that much different? In most cases, everything is left to the imagination in the ladies' "swimsuits". Understandably, they have the choice to put whatever literary material they want in their waiting room...but I believe the root of the point is the fact that this particular office went out of their way to call a "staff meeting" in order to invade into people's personal lives. And since they couldn't get the truth of what they wanted....they went to great lengths to find out who the original subscriber was. This sounds Nazi-esque to me. They went to extreme lengths and wasted how many payroll hours to do this?
And for the OP; "Agree with what your saying and in most cases I do avoid Anti businesses. But, this is my childrens doctor not mine, I am not going to make them leave a doctor they trust and are comfortable with their entire lives so I can make a political point. I made my point and if this all falls by the wayside, so be it. But if on some future appointment I am singled out for reprimand over this nonsense...we may have to look elsewhere. Who knows they may refuse a future appointment."
Another individual commented farther down form your post, something to the tune of "your kids are young, and will live and adapt to a different doctor". And this is true. They will probably forget the original doc altogether in a year....even less. But once again, yours is an example of how we just make excuses for why we maintain the status quo (not trying to be cocky or rude, just reinforcing a point).
Snake~