A gunman killed 12 people and himself in Thousand Oaks, California last week. This latest massacre happened just over a week after 11 people were shot and killed at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. For years, doctors have called gun violence a public health crisis.
The American College of Physicians recently released a paper calling for policy action to address mass shootings and firearm injuries and deaths in workplaces and neighborhoods nationwide. What solutions are medical professionals offering to end gun violence?
Guests:
Dr. Megan Ranney, emergency physician, research officer and co-founder of the American Foundation for Firearm Injury Reduction in Medicine (AFFIRM)
Dr. Christine Laine, physician and Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Internal Medicine
Dr. Brian H. Williams, trauma surgeon and speaker on race, violence and medicine
Web Resources:
USA Today: Medical professionals to NRA: Guns are our lane. Help us reduce deaths or move over.
NPR:After NRA Mocks Doctors, Physicians Reply: 'This Is Our Lane'
American College of Physicians: Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians