(February 28, 2016 at 1:01 pm)paulpablo Wrote:(February 28, 2016 at 9:25 am)Mr.wizard Wrote: I think a doctor may ask you about operating a motor vehicle if he is an eye doctor or mental health professional. If the doctor is a mental health professional I think it should not only be legal to ask if the patient has any deadly weapons, but also ethical.
I just found out that doctors are obliged to inform the DVLA if drivers are not medically fit to drive, I don't know how a doctor would find out if a patient does drive or not. Looking at it from this perspective then I think doctors should basically treat guns the same as cars, I don't know how they go about finding if their patients are gun owners or car owners though.
I guess all they can do is ask, I think you should have to pass a mental evaluation before being able to own a gun.
