I recently posted the following thread regarding the decision by the American College of Surgeons to support a new AWB:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=8669236#post8669236
I am a member of the American College of Surgeons, and have written them and called them in protest. Apparently many other surgeons have as well. Today I was contacted by the President of the ACS who listened to my complaint personally, and said he would pass my opinion on to the board. While I appreciate him contacting me, I do not feel the directors are going to rescind their decision.
I intend to write a letter to the editor of the journals of the ACS explaining why the previous AWB did not work, and why therefore it is ridiculous to think it will work now. We are innundated with the idea of only practicing "evidence based medicine", ie, things that are proven to work. Now we have the American College of Surgeons taking a position that to me would seem to fly in the face of this, and recommend something that is known not to work.
Can anyone point me to any references (FBI crime data?) that show the previous AWB had no impact on violent crime? I want to be able to provide hard evidence that supports my position.
Also, I believe there was a physician who wrote a pretty analytical book on the gun control and its lack of impact on crime a few years ago. But I do not know his name, nor the book. Does anyone know what I am talking about?
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=8669236#post8669236
I am a member of the American College of Surgeons, and have written them and called them in protest. Apparently many other surgeons have as well. Today I was contacted by the President of the ACS who listened to my complaint personally, and said he would pass my opinion on to the board. While I appreciate him contacting me, I do not feel the directors are going to rescind their decision.
I intend to write a letter to the editor of the journals of the ACS explaining why the previous AWB did not work, and why therefore it is ridiculous to think it will work now. We are innundated with the idea of only practicing "evidence based medicine", ie, things that are proven to work. Now we have the American College of Surgeons taking a position that to me would seem to fly in the face of this, and recommend something that is known not to work.
Can anyone point me to any references (FBI crime data?) that show the previous AWB had no impact on violent crime? I want to be able to provide hard evidence that supports my position.
Also, I believe there was a physician who wrote a pretty analytical book on the gun control and its lack of impact on crime a few years ago. But I do not know his name, nor the book. Does anyone know what I am talking about?