Florida to Pay Legal Fees in Case That Kept Doctors From Discussing Guns (lawyers, lobby)

[Goodnight]

I wasn't aware this law was passed in 2011 restricting doctors from discussing gun safety with patients.

Florida has agreed to pay $1.1 million in legal fees to lawyers who sued the state over a 2011 law that barred doctors from talking to patients about gun ownership, according to a gun control organization involved in the case.


The organization, the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, said Gov. Rick Scott of Florida had approved the reimbursement to lawyers who represented doctors and medical organizations in the case, which came to be known as “Docs v. Glocks.” In February, a federal appeals court overturned the law, siding with medical providers over the state’s powerful gun lobby.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/u...tionfront&_r=0

[Dbones]

WTF do doctors know about gun safety?

[Metsfan53]

Originally Posted by Dbones

WTF do doctors know about gun safety?

if your foot hurts, don't shoot it?

[grampaTom]

Originally Posted by Dbones

WTF do doctors know about gun safety?

And why does anyone expect docs to discuss this with patients. Maybe slip it in during a prostate exam: "by the way Jim, You got a trigger lock on that Glock?".