In the United States, a physician gag law is a law that prohibits physicians from asking their patients about whether the patient owns a gun. In some cases, these laws may also restrict the ability of physicians to counsel their patients about gun safety.[1][2][3] The term was first used to describe the "Firearm Owners' Privacy Act,"[2] a law that was supported by the National Rifle Association[4] and passed in Florida in 2011, which prohibited doctors from “making written inquiry or asking questions concerning the ownership of a firearm or ammunition by the patient or by a family member of the patient.”[5] The law passed in Florida was later challenged by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and was blocked in 2012 when judge Marcia G. Cooke, of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, issued an injunction against its implementation.[6] In 2014, Cooke's decision was reversed by a three judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled to uphold the law.[1] The plaintiffs petitioned the court to be heard by the full panel of judges. In 2017, the court found the law to violate physicians' 1st Amendment Rights.[7] Since 2011, twelve other states besides Florida have introduced similar laws,[3] and although Florida's was the most restrictive in the country, similar (albeit watered-down) laws have been enacted in Minnesota, Missouri and Montana.[8]
^ ab"American Academy of Pediatrics Condemns Ruling Against Physicians' Right to Counsel on Firearm Safety". American Academy of Pediatrics. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ abWeinberger, Steven E.; Lawrence, Hal C.; Henley, Douglas E.; Alden, Errol R.; Hoyt, David B. (18 October 2012). "Legislative Interference with the Patient–Physician Relationship". New England Journal of Medicine. 367 (16): 1557–1559. doi:10.1056/NEJMsb1209858. PMID 23075183.
^ abRathore, Mobeen (April 2014). "Physician "Gag Laws" and Gun Safety". Virtual Mentor. 16 (4): 284–8. doi:10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.04.pfor2-1404. PMID 24735578. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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^"Court Strikes Down Florida Law Barring Doctors From Discussing Guns With Patients". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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