Doctors Don’t Know Gun Control

(from: ammoland.com)
I’m in favor of discussing firearms with anyone.  That's what we do here at DRGO. But should doctors advise patients about guns?   The answer depends on one’s perspective—and what that discussion entails. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association say “Yes” but define “safe gun use” as “Never”. Florida’s Firearms Owners’ Privacy Act of 2011 says “No” in order to prevent anti-gun doctors from inappropriately influencing patients. The American Medical Asso...
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Why Congress Stopped Gun Control Activism at the CDC

[Editor's Note: The following article was published by The Hill in response to the November 20, 2015 story Dems push to end ban on gun violence research and is republished here with permission.] History is not always written by the victors. In a Friday letter to the Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, House Democrats urged repeal of the 1996 ban on funding for gun control advocacy at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  But n...
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