Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States
Authors: James Webster
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2019)

Letters18 June 2019Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United StatesJames Webster, MD, MSJames Webster, MD, MSFeinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (J.W.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L19-0160 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:As a longtime advocate for the reduction of gun violence in Chicago and now New Mexico, I was pleased to read ACP's enhanced position paper (1) on the topic. In view of the recent exacerbation of gun violence and the increasing public interest in reducing its toll, I would like to suggest several strategies that ACP leadership and the Health and Public Policy Committee may consider adding.It is time to recommend mandatory registration of handguns (which are involved in virtually all homicides and suicides) and semiautomatic rifles (the weapon of choice for mass shootings). The National ...References1. Butkus R, Doherty R, Bornstein SS; Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians. Reducing firearm injuries and deaths in the United States: a position paper from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2018;169:704-7. [PMID: 30383132]. doi:10.7326/M18-1530 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Talley CL, Campbell BT, Jenkins DH, et al. Recommendations from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma's Firearm Strategy Team (FAST) Workgroup: Chicago consensus I. J Am Coll Surg. 2019;228:198-206. [PMID: 30447396] doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.11.002 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Chapman S, Alpers P. Gun-related deaths: how Australia stepped off “the American path.”. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158:770-1. [PMID: 23478752]. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-158-10-201305210-00624 LinkGoogle Scholar4. Bangalore S, Messerli FH. Gun ownership and firearm-related deaths. Am J Med. 2013;126:873-6. [PMID: 24054955] doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.04.012 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Wintemute GJ. What you can do to stop firearm violence. Ann Intern Med. 2017;167:886-7. [PMID: 29049506]. doi:10.7326/M17-2672 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (J.W.)Disclosures: The author has disclosed no conflicts of interest. The form can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L19-0160. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoReducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians Renee Butkus , Robert Doherty , Sue S. Bornstein , and Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States Ethan B. Ludmir , M. Ali Elahi , and B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States Renee Butkus , Robert Doherty , and Sue S. Bornstein Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States Paul Franke Metrics 18 June 2019Volume 170, Issue 12Page: 910-911KeywordsCrimeDatabasesDisclosureFirearm injuriesHomicidePrevention, policy, and public healthPublic policySuicideSurgeonsViolent crime ePublished: 18 June 2019 Issue Published: 18 June 2019 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2019 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...