re: #38 Charles

The thing is, for every story of a cougar that could have been shot if someone had a gun, pediatricians personally observe the effects of gun violence on a day to day basis, especially if they’re in a large city.

I have to disagree that this isn’t a doctor’s business. And I disagree that there’s anything reflexive about it; if the American Academy of Pediatrics is an advocate for gun control, it isn’t because they’re squishy liberals scared of guns — it’s because they deal with the violent results, in cases by the millions.

We agree that guns are dangerous equipment. Doctors are usually leery of anecdotal evidence like individual incidents. Doctors usually rely more on statistical data and deep research. I simply claim that the doctors/medical associations policies on guns are more a reflection of anecdotal evidence & the mass medias “if it bleeds it leads” tendencies not the real stats.