Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States
Authors: Ethan B. Ludmir, M. Ali Elahi, B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2019)

Letters18 June 2019Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United StatesEthan B. Ludmir, MD, M. Ali Elahi, and B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo, MD, MPHEthan B. Ludmir, MDThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (E.B.L., B.A.G.)Search for more papers by this author, M. Ali ElahiWashington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (M.A.E.)Search for more papers by this author, and B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo, MD, MPHThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (E.B.L., B.A.G.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L19-0161 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Three days after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ACP published a position paper with updated recommendations to counter gun-related violence (1). In response, the Twitter account of the National Rifle Association posted a disparaging reply advocating that physicians “stay in their lane” and abstain from opining on gun control (2). Hours later, 12 persons were shot to death at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. Days after that, another shooting occurred at Mercy Hospital in Chicago.In these harrowing times, we look to our leadership in both government and our professional communities for guidance. Physicians in ...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. National Rifle Association. Twitter post. 7 November 2018. Accessed at https://twitter.com/nra/status/1060256567914909702 on 14 November 2018. Google Scholar3. Weinberger SE, Hoyt DB, Lawrence HC, 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 Scholar4. Koop CE, Lundberg GB. Violence in America: a public health emergency. Time to bite the bullet back [Editorial]. JAMA. 1992;267:3075-6. [PMID: 1290487] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Grinshteyn E, Hemenway D. Violent death rates: the US compared with other high-income OECD countries, 2010. Am J Med. 2016;129:266-73. [PMID: 26551975] doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.10.025 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (E.B.L., B.A.G.)Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (M.A.E.)Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L19-0161. 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 Renee Butkus , Robert Doherty , and Sue S. Bornstein Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States James Webster Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States Paul Franke Metrics 18 June 2019Volume 170, Issue 12Page: 911KeywordsBehaviorConflicts of interestDisclosureFirearm injuriesForecastingLegislationPrevention, policy, and public healthViolent crime ePublished: 18 June 2019 Issue Published: 18 June 2019 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2019 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...