Phone call asking about guns in home

[BobFromBucks]

The educated (medical doctors, etc) administrators of a local hospital evidently think a sign saying no weapons will protect all present in the facilities. Education is a wonderful thing.

Wife was discharged from the hospital recently. Today a rep from the visiting nurse company called, preliminarily to setting up appointments.

"Are there any guns in the home?" Yes, fifty-nine of them. "Is that a joke?" No. "Well...are they secured?" Of course.

"OK. There have been incidents". OH? Like what? "We're just following protocol". I see, you can't verify that statement. OK, yes, my wife will be home today. "Thank you. Have a good day". You too.

They are engaging in their version of safety regarding guns, but fifty-nine of them does not thwart their goal of obtaining work in the home. Interesting. I was so tempted to ask, "Men patients have penises, have there been any rapes"?

They also asked me about dogs in the home as one of their nurses was bitten.

[Bang]

I chuckled to myself over the word "secured", wondering if her version of it matched mine or anywhere near it.

I would consider caution re a dog a reasonable inquiry. "My dog does not bite" is a phrase well known to mail carriers.

[85MikeTPI]

The educated (medical doctors, etc) administrators of a local hospital evidently think a sign saying no weapons will protect all present in the facilities. Education is a wonderful thing.

Wife was discharged from the hospital recently. Today a rep from the visiting nurse company called, preliminarily to setting up appointments.

"Are there any guns in the home?" Yes, fifty-nine of them. "Is that a joke?" No. "Well...are they secured?" Of course.

"OK. There have been incidents". OH? Like what? "We're just following protocol". I see, you can't verify that statement. OK, yes, my wife will be home today. "Thank you. Have a good day". You too.

They are engaging in their version of safety regarding guns, but fifty-nine of them does not thwart their goal of obtaining work in the home. Interesting. I was so tempted to ask, "Men patients have penises, have there been any rapes"?

Why would questions from healthcare be any different from questions from LEO ?

Do you have.... NO

Do you... NO STFU

[BobFromBucks]

I chuckled to myself over the word "secured", wondering if her version of it matched mine or anywhere near it.

I would consider caution re a dog a reasonable inquiry. "My dog does not bite" is a phrase well known to mail carriers.

That is not my dog!

[Gman106]

I'm reminded of the time a doc at Mercy Fitzgerald in Lansdowne, PA, pulled out his personal firearm and shot a psych patient after the psych pt shot and killed his case worker. Of course, the doc was carrying against hospital rules. Can't recall if he got in trouble for that or not (by the hospital, he was cleared legally).


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...nter/13113555/

[mmi]

there is another tread like this along time ago . alot of these most ask . you should have told them you only have an assault toaster and an assault hammer.

[claudel]

"Do you have guns in the house?"

"What are you wearing?"

[esh21167]

You actually answered the questions?

I might have said something like, 'what does that have to do with the fact that men can get pregnant?'

[ShooterInPA1]

I'm reminded of the time a doc at Mercy Fitzgerald in Lansdowne, PA, pulled out his personal firearm and shot a psych patient after the psych pt shot and killed his case worker. Of course, the doc was carrying against hospital rules. Can't recall if he got in trouble for that or not (by the hospital, he was cleared legally).


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...nter/13113555/

Who cares if he did?

You can always get another job, but you do not get another life.

[ShooterInPA1]

"I will only answer questions pertinent to my wife's care"