Received A Letter From The VA Hospital Today

**ATBackpackin** · December 3rd, 2014, 01:53 PM

As the title says I received a letter from the VA hospital today and found it a bit creepy. I know there a lot of veterans here and I'm curious if anybody else received one as well.

Dear Veteran,

As your partner in health care, we are committed to keeping you and your family safe. Gun locks have been shown to greatly reduce death and injury caused by firearms in the home. We are therefore offering you the opportunity to obtain up to four free gun locks. We hope to reach all our Veterans with this offer.

If you own a gun, we hope you will request and use a gun lock. As a Veteran, you already know about the importance of firearm safety. We encourage you to talk about gun safety with the family and friends.

If you like up to four free gun locks please complete the inclosed form, including the number you want and your name and address. Return the form in the envelope provided. When we receive your request we will mail the gun locks to the address provided.

Thanks you for your service to our great nation. We look forward to continuing to partner with you in maintaining and improving your health and safety.

Daniel D. Hendee, FACHE
Medical Center Director

As a patient at the Philadelphia VA I'm constantly told that the reason for substandard care is the lack of money to hire more staff and doctors. Yet they just spent tens of millions remodeling just the Philly hospital and now they have the funds for this kind of crap?

For the last ten years I get a bill every single month for my prescriptions even though they are service connected. All the doctor has to do is check a single box that says service connected, yes or no. They have to check one and still month after month they check the wrong one because they are too damn lazy. So instead of spending the funds they receive on better health care they spend it on crap like this.

/rant

**pennlineman** · December 3rd, 2014, 01:58 PM

Just another BS agenda being carried out at the expense of the tax payer. Besides, it's non of their damn business. Sounds a bit like a fishing expedition. I have private insurance as of now. I regret the day that I might have to fall back to the VA for help.

**USMC03TJ** · December 3rd, 2014, 02:01 PM

Myself and a lot of friends that are vets received the same letter back in May. I kindly responded that it was none of their business and knew what they were really asking for.

**philadelphia patriot** · December 3rd, 2014, 03:05 PM

You think it is because of the high suicide rate amongst vets?

**pennlineman** · December 3rd, 2014, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by philadelphia patriot

You think it is because of the high suicide rate amongst vets?

A lock that you hold the key for isn't going to stop anything. Just collecting information to be misused at a later date.

**louie** · December 3rd, 2014, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by pennlineman

A lock that you hold the key for isn't going to stop anything. Just collecting information to be misused at a later date.

Oh yeah!

Definitely a fishing expedition, looking to put you in a database of gun owner veterans. Best to err on the side of caution, and not reply in any way.

My buddy in MO ('nam combat vet, USMC) is consistently asked about guns, suicide, homicide, upon EVERY visit to the VAMC in Missouri. He answers: "None of the above."

Beware the VA!

**kp15460** · December 3rd, 2014, 04:21 PM

They spelled "enclosed" "inclosed".... government

**Qtrborecrazy** · December 3rd, 2014, 05:24 PM

Reply, N O Y F B.

**Frenchy** · December 3rd, 2014, 05:36 PM

Send back a letter stating you did not know you where allowed to keep your service weapons, but since they reminded you, you will take 4 as long as there is at least one rifle, one smg, one 1911 and they can randomly send what ever else with the fourth..