- Jan 30, 2013
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I've seen this particular line several times. Not a viable argument. If your doctor recommends that you keep your firearms locked, ammunition separate, out of reach of children etc. there is no liability if you don't do that. It's in you.
Yes, for the most part. But some doctor somewhere down the line is going to go all-expert and suggest something that goes sideways. Further, what about a doctor who thinks his patient is a little "odd," then after the profession has assumed liability for counseling on gun safety, recommends as you say rather than going farther (e.g. to 1302 him), then the oddball goes whacko and commits a crime? The plaintiffs will go after the deep pockets, e.g. the doctor. The first several cases will go nowhere, but the facts and arguments will evolve. That's how tort law evolves.