{"id":70504,"date":"2017-02-20T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=70504"},"modified":"2017-02-20T08:48:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T18:46:24","slug":"docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"Docs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Docs<\/a>

(Photo: The Trace<\/a><\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

A federal court ruled on Thursday that doctors have a constitutional right to ask about their patients\u2019 firearms\u2014and record their answers\u2014even if those questions are irrelevant to the health of the patient.<\/p>\n

The ruling ends a controversial battle between doctors and the state of Florida. The Florida state legislature passed a law in 2011 barring medical professionals from asking about their patients\u2019 guns unless those questions were directly related to the patient\u2019s situation (i.e., the patient was suicidal or violent).<\/p>\n

The law was passed in response to two high-profile incidents<\/a>. In the first, medical professionals separated children from their mother to ask about the mother\u2019s guns. In the second incident, a pediatrician refused to treat a child after the child\u2019s mother declined to answer questions about the guns she kept at home.<\/p>\n

Despite this abuse, the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other physician groups sued the state on the basis of First Amendment violations. Doctors have a First Amendment right to ask their patients about guns, they said, as long as these questions do not result in violations of the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n

The full 11-member U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta sided with the doctors. \u201c[T]here was no evidence whatsoever before the Florida Legislature that any doctors or medical professionals have taken away patients\u2019 firearms or otherwise infringed on patients\u2019 Second Amendment rights,\u201d wrote Judge Adalberto J. Jordan.<\/p>\n

Three aspects of the Florida law are unconstitutional, according to the court: the ban on inquiry, record-keeping, and anti-harassment all violate doctors\u2019 First Amendment rights. Judges did concede, however, that doctors cannot discriminate against patients on the basis of firearm ownership.<\/p>\n

Doctors, especially pediatricians, have been encouraged by medical associations since the early 90\u2019s<\/a> to ask patients about gun ownership. They justify these \u201croutine\u201d questions on the basis of preventing \u201cgun violence\u201d by ensuring safe firearm storage.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirearm violence is an important health problem, and most physicians agree that they should help prevent that violence,\u201d\u00a0Garen J. Wintemute, a public health expert at the University of California Davis,\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0The Washington Post in May.<\/p>\n

Second Amendment proponents\u2014including many medical professionals\u2014are understandably concerned about these lines of questioning. Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership<\/a> points out that medical organizations often move beyond a concern for firearm safety by advising doctors to pressure their patients to get rid of their guns.<\/p>\n

This American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement<\/a>, for example, begins by simply stating that \u201cthe absence of guns from children\u2019s homes and communities is the most reliable and effective measure to prevent firearm-related injuries in children and adolescents.\u201d The organization supports \u201ca ban on semiautomatic assault weapons; and the strongest possible regulations of handguns for civilian use.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AAP\u2019s support of an \u201cassault weapon\u201d ban reveals their clear political bias, which is why many gun owners are also concerned about the record-keeping aspect of this issue. Answers to firearm-related questions are included in a patient\u2019s permanent health record. Gun owners fear these records will one day be used against them, either as evidence for their parental irresponsibility or in a future effort to track guns and gun owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A federal court ruled on Thursday that doctors have a constitutional right to ask about their patients\u2019 firearms\u2014and record their answers\u2014even if those questions are irrelevant to the health of the patient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":70505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,25,593],"tags":[132,607,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-70504","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-jordan-michaels","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"\nDocs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Doctors have a First Amendment right to ask their patients about guns, they said, as long as these questions do not result in violations of the 2A.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Docs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A federal court ruled on Thursday that doctors have a constitutional right to ask about their patients\u2019 firearms\u2014and record their answers\u2014even if those questions are irrelevant to the health of the patient.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-02-20T13:48:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-20T18:46:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/docs-v-glocks.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jordan Michaels\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jordan Michaels\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jordan Michaels\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a21614cb8c2dd3512bbbaa26c54521ad\"},\"headline\":\"Docs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-02-20T13:48:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-20T18:46:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":556,\"commentCount\":52,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/docs-v-glocks.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Buzz\",\"News\",\"R2KBA\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Authors\",\"Current Events\",\"Jordan Michaels\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/\",\"name\":\"Docs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/docs-v-glocks.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-02-20T13:48:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-20T18:46:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"Doctors have a First Amendment right to ask their patients about guns, they said, as long as these questions do not result in violations of the 2A.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/docs-v-glocks.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/docs-v-glocks.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"(Photo: The Trace)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Docs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\\\/Digest\",\"description\":\"Gun Reviews, Industry News, and Product Reviews for Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns, Optics, and Ammunition. Looking to purchase a firearm online? Look no further than GunsAmerica.com, America's premier destination for buying and selling firearms.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GunsAmerica\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/image-3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/image-3.png\",\"width\":286,\"height\":156,\"caption\":\"GunsAmerica\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/gunsamerica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/gunsamerica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/gunsamerica_official\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/GunsAmerica\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a21614cb8c2dd3512bbbaa26c54521ad\",\"name\":\"Jordan Michaels\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0f81df18ddebffa16bb3f970d2470b3d03f289289973794fc43a03aa6180dae9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0f81df18ddebffa16bb3f970d2470b3d03f289289973794fc43a03aa6180dae9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0f81df18ddebffa16bb3f970d2470b3d03f289289973794fc43a03aa6180dae9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jordan Michaels\"},\"description\":\"has been reviewing firearm-related products for over six years and enjoying them for much longer. With family in Canada, he's seen first hand how quickly the right to self-defense can be stripped from law-abiding citizens. He escaped that statist paradise at a young age, married a sixth-generation Texan, and currently lives in Tyler. Got a hot tip? Send him an email at jordan@gunsamerica.com.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/author\\\/jordanmichaels\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Docs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns","description":"Doctors have a First Amendment right to ask their patients about guns, they said, as long as these questions do not result in violations of the 2A.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Docs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns","og_description":"A federal court ruled on Thursday that doctors have a constitutional right to ask about their patients\u2019 firearms\u2014and record their answers\u2014even if those questions are irrelevant to the health of the patient.","og_url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/","og_site_name":"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica","article_published_time":"2017-02-20T13:48:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-20T18:46:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/docs-v-glocks.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jordan Michaels","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@gunsamerica","twitter_site":"@gunsamerica","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jordan Michaels","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/"},"author":{"name":"Jordan Michaels","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/person\/a21614cb8c2dd3512bbbaa26c54521ad"},"headline":"Docs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns","datePublished":"2017-02-20T13:48:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-20T18:46:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/"},"wordCount":556,"commentCount":52,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/docs-v-glocks.jpg","keywords":["Buzz","News","R2KBA"],"articleSection":["Authors","Current Events","Jordan Michaels"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/","name":"Docs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/docs-v-glocks.jpg","datePublished":"2017-02-20T13:48:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-20T18:46:24+00:00","description":"Doctors have a First Amendment right to ask their patients about guns, they said, as long as these questions do not result in violations of the 2A.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/docs-v-glocks.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/docs-v-glocks.jpg","width":600,"height":400,"caption":"(Photo: The Trace)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/docs-vs-glocks-court-rules-doctors-can-interrogate-patients-guns\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Docs vs. Glocks: Court Rules that Doctors Can Interrogate Patients About Guns"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/","name":"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest","description":"Gun Reviews, Industry News, and Product Reviews for Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns, Optics, and Ammunition. Looking to purchase a firearm online? Look no further than GunsAmerica.com, America's premier destination for buying and selling firearms.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization","name":"GunsAmerica","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png","width":286,"height":156,"caption":"GunsAmerica"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica","https:\/\/x.com\/gunsamerica","https:\/\/instagram.com\/gunsamerica_official\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/GunsAmerica"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/person\/a21614cb8c2dd3512bbbaa26c54521ad","name":"Jordan Michaels","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f81df18ddebffa16bb3f970d2470b3d03f289289973794fc43a03aa6180dae9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f81df18ddebffa16bb3f970d2470b3d03f289289973794fc43a03aa6180dae9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f81df18ddebffa16bb3f970d2470b3d03f289289973794fc43a03aa6180dae9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jordan Michaels"},"description":"has been reviewing firearm-related products for over six years and enjoying them for much longer. With family in Canada, he's seen first hand how quickly the right to self-defense can be stripped from law-abiding citizens. He escaped that statist paradise at a young age, married a sixth-generation Texan, and currently lives in Tyler. Got a hot tip? Send him an email at jordan@gunsamerica.com.","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/author\/jordanmichaels\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/docs-v-glocks-150x100.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182493,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70504\/revisions\/182493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70504"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=70504"},{"taxonomy":"hunt365","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hunt365?post=70504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}