The only relevant reason, I can think of, would be to test for lead exposure.

I live in a rural area that's generally gun friendly and have never been asked that question.
If I were, I'd either say no comment, or tell what they want to hear, no.

I've not been asked that by my doctor yet, but my answer will be No if asked in the future.
I would expect refusing to answer the question or making a big deal about it would be taken as a Yes.

Mine hasn't asked, if he did I'd just say no and no further explanation or diatribe on the evils of those questions. Just say "no"

Even more fun when its the VA.

Guy's, the reason that it's noted in your medical record is due to exposure to lead. BTW, I currently have 5 shotgun presses on my loading bench and lead is a concern even though I am careful when handling shot. My concern is the shells, that black residue on my hands after a loading session probably contains some lead. I know I should wear gloves but 2 hours wearing latex gloves gets pretty uncomfortable. Good news is that past tests have been OK but this year I'm trending towards 10,000 rounds fired.

Exposure to Lead...Bullshit! NO Doctor I've ever encountered followed up with questions about lead exposure mitigation...EVER!

I've been asked the question and my son, who was instructed how to respond to such an inquiry prior to a visit to his Doctor, has been asked the question as well. I believe my Doctor/PCP asked only once, and as I recall, it was at my initial visit many years ago. He's a good guy, and I trust him. My son was asked the question by his Pediatrician (I was present). Lead was NOT their concern...Not even on the radar screen!

My Doctor was part of a large Hospital owned provider network at the time, which he has since left as he did not want to practice 'corporate medicine' any longer. He's also been my 18 YO son's Doctor/PCP for several years as well. I'm certain he line of inquiry re: firearms was purely driven by the anti-gun position of the AMA, the CDC/.gov and the corporate medical establishment/industry generally.

When I was the department firearms instructor, lead exposure was a concern for me. My Doc at the time would only check my lead level when I requested it. Otherwise, no check for lead.

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Guy's, the reason that it's noted in your medical record is due to exposure to lead. BTW, I currently have 5 shotgun presses on my loading bench and lead is a concern even though I am careful when handling shot. My concern is the shells, that black residue on my hands after a loading session probably contains some lead. I know I should wear gloves but 2 hours wearing latex gloves gets pretty uncomfortable. Good news is that past tests have been OK but this year I'm trending towards 10,000 rounds fired.

I've only got 5 shotgun presses and 3 metallic presses on my bench, but I load shotshells and metallic every week and shoot every week. I probably load and shoot over 20K per year and have for most of my life.

In short, don't worry about lead as it won't get into your body by being on your hands unless you leave it on your hands and then pass it over to a chip or sandwich or whatever, eating without thoroughly scrubbing the crud off your hands.

Here's something that confirms what I just said.

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/heal...hat%20contain%20lead.

How does lead get into the body, and how is it measured?

Lead can get into your body by consuming contaminated water or food, or from breathing fumes or dust that contain lead.

Does it count of the Doc asks you to drop your drawers and you set your holstered EDC on the counter? I did that once. Doc never said a word.

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Guy's, the reason that it's noted in your medical record is due to exposure to lead.

Yeah, as already stated, that's complete and utter horseshit. Lead isn't at all why that question is being asked.

I noticed the questions about guns started around 12–15 years ago and each time it was asked:

“Any guns in the home?”

My answer was simply: “No”

It’s NONE OF THEIR GD BUSINESS

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Guy's, the reason that it's noted in your medical record is due to exposure to lead.

Yeah, that’s it. You nailed it

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Guy's, the reason that it's noted in your medical record is due to exposure to lead.

Yeah, as already stated, that's complete and utter horseshit. Lead isn't at all why that question is being asked.

Yup, how can anyone here be so naive with that line of thinking. Big medicine (all the major organizations at state and federal levels) have been all in on woke shit and anti-gun agenda in recent years. Lead exposure? Give me a fucking break.

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Originally posted by Scooter123:
Guy's, the reason that it's noted in your medical record is due to exposure to lead.

Yeah, as already stated, that's complete and utter horseshit. Lead isn't at all why that question is being asked.

As Q replied above, naive bullshit.

I have spent considerable time with thousands of doctors in the last 35+ years. They have been anti-gun for eons. They, through the AMA, consider firearms to be a public health issue.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by Scooter123:
Guy's, the reason that it's noted in your medical record is due to exposure to lead.

Yeah, as already stated, that's complete and utter horseshit. Lead isn't at all why that question is being asked.

As Q replied above, naive bullshit.

I have spent considerable time with thousands of doctors in the last 35+ years. They have been anti-gun for eons. They, through the AMA, consider firearms to be a public health issue.

Yup; Except for docs that shoot - often surgeons and ER guys.

The belief that Electronic Medical Records (EMR) can be redacted, removed or corrected is a total falsehood. Corrected info or changed info appears as a strikethru. And therefore the original info is still present/readable and can be harvested.

Case in point, commercial pilot had someone in error enter that he had Obstructive Sleep Apnea (he did not). This threw up a major red flag for the FAA when he went to get his next medical certification. That's when it was found that one could only strikethru and not remove info.

A few years ago the American Academy of Pediatricians included the questions about firearms in the home... and they still do on their documentations.

Whoever believes that this info is not available to those that wish to know it... keep dreaming.

Andrew

I would think if the OSA could not be removed that language could be inserted indicating that it was an error. Otherwise this is clearly unfair to the patient.

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Guy's, the reason that it's noted in your medical record is due to exposure to lead. BTW, I currently have 5 shotgun presses on my loading bench and lead is a concern even though I am careful when handling shot. My concern is the shells, that black residue on my hands after a loading session probably contains some lead. I know I should wear gloves but 2 hours wearing latex gloves gets pretty uncomfortable. Good news is that past tests have been OK but this year I'm trending towards 10,000 rounds fired.

That black stuff on your hands is graphite, not lead. The graphite allows the shot to drop from the bottles into the bushing, and then into the shot cup of the wad without sticking or grabbing one another and bridging in the drop.

Chances of you having any measurable lead on your hands is minimal at best. The only way it's going to be harmful is if you go to licking the black stuff off of your fingers, and even then, I doubt you'll have any lead.

Seinfeld literally did an episode about this…

You can't trust anyone in the medical community for anything outside of physical conditions. Guns, hobbies, personal beliefs, psychological issues, marital hardships, personal and family situations, are all off the table. Many in the medical community are official members of the loony toons squad, so you need to be the most boring and uninteresting patient in the hordes of otherwise normal people they see every day. It's the abnormal progressives in the medical community who are the real danger. And it only takes one to ruin your day, career, or worse. All those years of study, training, and sacrifice don't guarantee common sense or normalcy. Look at Washington DC. Lots of educated people in the workforce running the country, and look how they've taken persecuted conservatives and taken us for a ride.