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Three medical groups are filing a federal lawsuit against Governor Rick Scott to stop a law that prohibits doctors from asking their patients if they own guns. The doctors say the new law violates their 1st amendment right. But as Capitol Correspondent Whitney Ray tells us, the NRA says it’s the 2nd amendment that’s under attack.

Governor Rick Scott’s office points out that the law doesn’t prohibit doctors from asking patients about guns in situations were the doctor has reason to believe the patient may pose a threat to them self or others.

Dr. Louis St. Petery has dedicated his life to healing sick kids and protecting them from heath hazards. For years no question has been too personal and no topic too controversial when it comes to his patient’s health; until now.

Thursday Governor Rick Scott signed legislation that prohibits doctors from asking patients if they own guns. The new laws not being received well by pediatricians, who say it’s their duty to ask.

Dr. St. Petery says it’s all about education and safety.

“The guns need to be locked up, there need to be trigger locks, the ammunition can’t be stored with the handguns,” said St. Petery.

But what happens when a patient refuses to answer the question… In some cases… outside of St. Petery’s examinations room… they’ve been told to find another doctor.

“It’s nonsense. It’s none of their business what you own,” said Hammer.

NRA Lobbyist Marion Hammer says if doctor’s fear guns, they should give safety brochures to all their patients and stop targeting gun owners.

“We pay doctors to be doctors, to give us medical care. They’re trying to be social workers and bring their gun ban politics into the examining room,” said Hammer.

Friday afternoon a suit to block the new law was filed and now a federal judge will have to answer the question about what questions the first amendment allows a doctor to ask.