Doctors and guns
This article, which quotes verbatim some thing I got in email about a half dozen times, links to Doctors for Sensible Gun Laws. The Docs published Ten Myths About Gun Control:
The proliferation of guns in this country is responsible for an increase in the violent crime rate
The proliferation of gun ownership in this country is responsible for an alarming increase in fatal gun accidents involving children
The proliferation of guns is responsible for an increase in suicides
Strict gun control laws have been successful in lowering crime in the UK and Canada
Criminals prefer ‘assault weapons’ and cheap handguns sometimes called ‘Saturday Night Specials’
Few people actually use guns for self-defense
Gun control laws take guns out of the hands of criminals and lower violent crime
You, and your family and friends, are 43 times more likely to be shot by a gun kept in the home than is a criminal intruder
Ordinary citizens (non-police, non-military) cannot effectively use firearms for self-defense and are more likely to get injured using a gun for self-defense than not
Law-abiding citizens cannot be trusted to safely carry concealed weapons in public
Follow the link for details. It’s no secret the AMA is anti-gun so it’s good to see some doctors that aren’t.
The site also defines what they mean by sensible gun laws.
December 30th, 2004 at 10:23 pm
An interesting note regarding doctors and guns… there are more mal-practice lawsuits every year than suits involving accidental firearms discharge… basically, a doctor is more likely to hurt you than a gun!
December 31st, 2004 at 6:21 am
Doctors and Guns?
Not all doctors march lock-step with the AMA anti-gun agenda. Say Uncle has the scoop….
December 31st, 2004 at 1:57 pm
2004 Is in the Books.
This isn’t a thoughtful, well-reasoned, Post For The Ages. I’m not known for that anyway, and I’m still too busy with honeydews, etc. But it will be an eclectic, if very Armorer, kind of post. 1. If nudity offends -…
January 1st, 2005 at 1:11 am
As a physician in Texas, the issue of firearms in the home rarely comes up. I have, however, met many fellow “gun nuts” in the office. Rather than ask firearms specific questions, I have my Marksman plaques from the Woburn Sportsman Association on the walls of my exam room. That invites gun savvy people to ask questions, while those not interested can ignore them (like all the rest of the stuff on the wall).
January 1st, 2005 at 6:01 pm
2004 Is in the Books.
This isn’t a thoughtful, well-reasoned, Post For The Ages. I’m not known for that anyway, and I’m still too busy with honeydews, etc. But it will be an eclectic, if very Armorer, kind of post. 1. If nudity offends -…