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Florida Gun Gag Law Overturned [View all]
Court Overturns Florida Measure Preventing Doctors From Asking About Gun Ownership
A federal appellate court Thursday struck down a Florida law that prohibits doctors from asking patients about firearms ownership, saying the so-called gun gag law violates doctors’ free speech rights.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in an en banc ruling in Miami, said the anti-harassment provision of the Firearm Owners Privacy Act is unconstitutional.
The judges, however, upheld the law’s anti-discrimination provision, which prevents a doctor from refusing to treat a patient who owns a gun.
http://www.ibtimes.com/what-gun-gag-law-court-overturns-florida-measure-preventing-doctors-asking-about-gun-2493519
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