Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States
Authors: Steven E. Weinberger, David B. Hoyt, Hal C. Lawrence, Saul Levin, Douglas E. Henley, Errol R. Alden, Dean Wilkerson, Georges C. Benjamin, William C. Hubbard
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2015)

Letters18 August 2015Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United StatesSteven E. Weinberger, MD, David B. Hoyt, MD, Hal C. Lawrence III, MD, Saul Levin, MD, MPA, Douglas E. Henley, MD, Errol R. Alden, MD, Dean Wilkerson, JD, MBA, Georges C. Benjamin, MD, and William C. Hubbard, JDSteven E. Weinberger, MDFrom American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia; American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; American College of Emergency Physicians, Irving, Texas; American Public Health Association, Washington, DC;and American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois., David B. Hoyt, MDFrom American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia; American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; American College of Emergency Physicians, Irving, Texas; American Public Health Association, Washington, DC;and American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois., Hal C. Lawrence III, MDFrom American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia; American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; American College of Emergency Physicians, Irving, Texas; American Public Health Association, Washington, DC;and American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois., Saul Levin, MD, MPAFrom American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia; American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; American College of Emergency Physicians, Irving, Texas; American Public Health Association, Washington, DC;and American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois., Douglas E. Henley, MDFrom American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia; American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; American College of Emergency Physicians, Irving, Texas; American Public Health Association, Washington, DC;and American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois., Errol R. Alden, MDFrom American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia; American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; American College of Emergency Physicians, Irving, Texas; American Public Health Association, Washington, DC;and American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois., Dean Wilkerson, JD, MBAFrom American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia; American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; American College of Emergency Physicians, Irving, Texas; American Public Health Association, Washington, DC;and American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois., Georges C. Benjamin, MDFrom American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia; American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; American College of Emergency Physicians, Irving, Texas; American Public Health Association, Washington, DC;and American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois., and William C. Hubbard, JDFrom American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia; American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; American College of Emergency Physicians, Irving, Texas; American Public Health Association, Washington, DC;and American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-5124 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We, representing the leadership of 8 health professional organizations and the American Bar Association, recently published an article stressing the importance of firearm-related injury and death as a major public health problem in the United States (1). We advocated measures to reduce the medical and public health consequences of firearms, and the American Bar Association confirmed that the recommended measures do not conflict with the Second Amendment or previous rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court.We have subsequently invited a wide variety of organizations to endorse the document. In addition to those represented by the authors of ...Reference1. Weinberger SE, Hoyt DB, Lawrence HC, Levin S, Henley DE, Alden ER, et al. Firearm-related injury and death in the United States: a call to action from 8 health professional organizations and the American Bar Association. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162:513-6. [PMID: 25706470] doi:10.7326/M15-0337 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Steven E. Weinberger, MD; David B. Hoyt, MD; Hal C. LawrenceIII, MD; Saul Levin, MD, MPA; Douglas E. Henley, MD; Errol R. Alden, MD; Dean Wilkerson, JD, MBA; Georges C. Benjamin, MD; William C. Hubbard, JDAffiliations: From American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC; American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia; American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; American College of Emergency Physicians, Irving, Texas; American Public Health Association, Washington, DC;and American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M15-0337. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoFirearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States: A Call to Action From 8 Health Professional Organizations and the American Bar Association Steven E. Weinberger , David B. Hoyt , Hal C. Lawrence III , Saul Levin , Douglas E. Henley , Errol R. 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