The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) has published what it calls a fact sheet about “gun violence” among youth. DRGO has been informed that the Arizona Association of School Psychologists has submitted this flawed publication to the Arizona legislature in support of enacting firearm policy. DRGO’s Advisory Board member Glen Otero, PhD has analyzed the claims made in the NASP fact sheet and has determined that it’s full of the half-truths and deliberate omissions that the p...
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Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership
Kids and Antigun Hype
Like many people, doctors work to keep up with the torrent of new information in their field. One time-tested learning resource for doctors is the medical journal. In addition to general medical journals that cover a wide spectrum of new medical knowledge, most doctors regularly read at least one journal dealing only with their own specialty.
The American Academy of Pediatrics journal Pediatrics is the go-to learning resource for busy pediatricians. They depend on it to help them meet the cha...
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HIPAA and NICS: Balancing Two Necessary Evils
By Dr. Timothy Wheeler, M.D.
The years 2011 and 2012 saw a rash of horrible high profile murders whose suspected perpetrators bore the striking common trait of serious mental illness. In all cases—the Aurora, Colorado movie theater mass shootings, the Newtown, Connecticut school shootings, and the shooting of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords—the suspects were known in advance by their families or associates to be seriously disturbed. Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes had even seen ...
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American Academy of Pediatrics Still Living in the Past
By Timothy Wheeler, MD
With the expected mainstream media promo, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released the new edition of its firearm policy, “Firearm-Related Injuries Affecting the Pediatric Population.” The usual media supporters of gun control didn’t disappoint. Check this article from Reuters, which didn’t even bother with a perfunctory balancing response from the Second Amendment Foundation or the NRA.
But that’s OK. The American public is much more educated about f...
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VIDEO: Dr. Tim Wheeler on NRA News
Here’s a video link of the NRA News interview I did on 9/11/12.
It’s from the webcast show Cam & Company, which also airs on Sirius XM satellite radio.
The topic was the American Medical News article presented in yesterday’s News item.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Eh3eBOHJU&list=PL21A89684080B4C3A&index=51&feature=plpp_video
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Docs vs. Glocks law protects patients
From the August 17th edition of the Orlando Sentinel
By Timothy Wheeler
Guest columnist
Why would the Florida Legislature pass a law that prevents doctors from asking patients about guns in their homes?
Opponents of the law, now struck down by the U.S. District Court, maintain that the law violates doctors' First Amendment right of free speech. The doctors insist they only want to educate patients about gun safety.
But none of the doctor organizations fighting the law have admitte...
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