The work of prominent gun-control skeptics such as Yale's John Lott Jr. does not, however, even merit a mention. Professor Lott is not alone. There's no room for the work of obscure gun-control skeptics, either. Of all the politicians who have looked into the issue of gun control, the organization only chooses to quote two liberal Democrats. As private individuals they are free to campaign for any legislation that they choose, but when they do so in their capacity as doctors, they should take care.
Laws are coercive.
The physician who uses his professional qualification to press for DAHI-style legislation is, essentially, arguing that he has the right to tell his patients what to do. This is not what doctors are for. The role of a physician is to listen, to diagnose, and to give advice. A course of treatment is a suggestion, not an order. It must, in the end, be left to the patient, however misguided, to decide what to do.