Dr. Tom Kottke

If you look at medical conditions, back pain, orthopedic problems is the leading cause. But our calculations, it's about 50% higher. So the anxiety is there to have the conversations. And thinking like with Anthony, you may not want your kids to have sex ed classes. but they're gonna learn about sex. And probably from somebody who's two years older than they are.

If you look at medical conditions, back pain, orthopedic problems is the leading cause. But our calculations, it's about 50% higher. So the anxiety is there to have the conversations. And thinking like with Anthony, you may not want your kids to have sex ed classes. but they're gonna learn about sex. And probably from somebody who's two years older than they are.

If it's your daughter and she's 16, she's probably gonna learn it from a 21 year old guy. Really. And so if you live in a gun culture,

If it's your daughter and she's 16, she's probably gonna learn it from a 21 year old guy. Really. And so if you live in a gun culture,

Your kid's going to learn about guns, and it's probably going to be that a friend of theirs, it's highly likely that a friend of yours, maybe same age, maybe a year or two older, maybe three years older, they're going to find a pistol and start playing with it and saying, hey, how does this work? look down the barrel and pull the trigger to see if you can see the bullet coming out, you know?

Your kid's going to learn about guns, and it's probably going to be that a friend of theirs, it's highly likely that a friend of yours, maybe same age, maybe a year or two older, maybe three years older, they're going to find a pistol and start playing with it and saying, hey, how does this work? look down the barrel and pull the trigger to see if you can see the bullet coming out, you know?

And, and so it's, it, you know, we live in a gun culture. And so the, the safest thing to do is educate the kids about how to deal with it. And one of the advice I'd give is, you know, somebody gets out a gun and you're over at somebody's house playing, call home, get a ride home. Yeah. Leave. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Clarence.

And, and so it's, it, you know, we live in a gun culture. And so the, the safest thing to do is educate the kids about how to deal with it. And one of the advice I'd give is, you know, somebody gets out a gun and you're over at somebody's house playing, call home, get a ride home. Yeah. Leave. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Clarence.

So let me say, the Second Amendment guys have gotten us so scared at our place that we don't ask about gun safety on our health assessments. You know, it's just like, whoa, we can't do that. Somebody's going to say, oh, you're asking about gun safety because you want to take away our guns.

So let me say, the Second Amendment guys have gotten us so scared at our place that we don't ask about gun safety on our health assessments. You know, it's just like, whoa, we can't do that. Somebody's going to say, oh, you're asking about gun safety because you want to take away our guns.

And so we've got to, if we're going to have a conversation about gun safety, we need to stay away from the Second Amendment and make it clear we're not talking about taking away your guns. It's not, you know, you can have a gun, that's legal. It's not smart, but it's legal. But we're talking about how can children be safe in a gut culture.

And so we've got to, if we're going to have a conversation about gun safety, we need to stay away from the Second Amendment and make it clear we're not talking about taking away your guns. It's not, you know, you can have a gun, that's legal. It's not smart, but it's legal. But we're talking about how can children be safe in a gut culture.

Yeah. So let me jump in, Stan, about other ways to make it safer besides conversation. But thanks to the coalitions, Minnesota now has a red flag law, which says that you can ask a judge to take somebody's firearm away if they are of a threat to themselves or others. We also have universal background checks. And we're going to be working toward getting guns out of the Capitol.

Yeah. So let me jump in, Stan, about other ways to make it safer besides conversation. But thanks to the coalitions, Minnesota now has a red flag law, which says that you can ask a judge to take somebody's firearm away if they are of a threat to themselves or others. We also have universal background checks. And we're going to be working toward getting guns out of the Capitol.

You know, you can have a firearm in the Minnesota Capitol. What's the purpose of a gun during political discourse other than intimidation?

You know, you can have a firearm in the Minnesota Capitol. What's the purpose of a gun during political discourse other than intimidation?

And so, you know, there are other steps too besides conversation to increase safety. And one of them we're going to be working on is getting guns out of the Capitol.

And so, you know, there are other steps too besides conversation to increase safety. And one of them we're going to be working on is getting guns out of the Capitol.

Yeah. For the Second Amendment people, They're more likely to be able to hang on to their guns if there is gun safety. The lesser the threat their firearms are to the rest of the public, the more likely they're going to be able to hang on to them. So that's a thought. The other is the idea of getting out, knowing your neighbor's

Yeah. For the Second Amendment people, They're more likely to be able to hang on to their guns if there is gun safety. The lesser the threat their firearms are to the rest of the public, the more likely they're going to be able to hang on to them. So that's a thought. The other is the idea of getting out, knowing your neighbor's