The NRA told doctors to 'stay in their lane' when it comes to gun deaths

[G_j]

https://www.businessinsider.com/nra-told-doctors-to-stay-in-their-lane-2018-11

The NRA told doctors to 'stay in their lane' when it comes to gun deaths — and doctors are posting furious, devastating responses
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Just hours before the deadly shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, the NRA tweeted out an angry rebuttal of a position paper authored by the American College of Physicians.

The paper in question wrestled with how to reduce gun injuries in the US and called for a "multifaceted and comprehensive approach to reducing firearm violence that is consistent with the Second Amendment."

The NRA blasted the paper, telling doctors to "stay in their lane."

Doctors quickly pushed back, saying that gun violence is very much their business, since they're the ones who stop the bleeding and save lives after people get shot.

One doctor asked, "where are you when I'm having to tell all those families their loved one has died?"

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[Soxfan58]

1. That last Quote!!

Got me.

[Ohiogal]

2. I remember hearing one of them say

after the Newtown massacre of innocent children ...

"My right to own a gun supersedes your kid's right to live."

How do you fight that kind of mindset?

[struggle4progress]

3. Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States: A Position Paper

30 OCTOBER 2018

... firearm violence continues to be a public health crisis that requires the nation's immediate attention ...

Physicians are encouraged to discuss with their patients the risks that may be associated with having a firearm in the home and recommend ways to mitigate such risks, including best practices to reduce injuries and deaths ...

Sales of firearms should be subject to satisfactory completion of a criminal background check and proof of satisfactory completion of an appropriate educational program on firearms safety. The American College of Physicians supports a universal background check system to keep guns out of the hands of felons, persons with mental illnesses that put them at a greater risk of inflicting harm to themselves or others, persons with substance use disorders, domestic violence offenders, and others who already are prohibited from owning guns ...

Individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders, including temporary orders, should be prohibited from purchasing and possessing firearms and be required to surrender their firearms for the duration of the order ...

http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2709820/reducing-firearm-injuries-deaths-united-states-position-paper-from-american