{"id":1428,"date":"2014-04-22T22:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2014-04-22T22:00:37","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T21:00:37","slug":"american-trauma-surgeons-on-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/2014\/04\/22\/american-trauma-surgeons-on-gun-control\/","title":{"rendered":"American trauma surgeons on gun control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think going to this site is well worth the visit. It presents the position of American trauma surgeons with respect to gun control issues. It is a healthy antidote to the bizarre arguments that also appear on the Medscape site suggesting that doctors should NOT provide advice about gun control in part because they lack the expertise and in part because they have more important things to do. 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