AMA advocates to prevent gun violence and to increase gun safety

The AMA House of Delegates declared gun-related violence a public health crisis in 2016 and has continued to push for policy to prevent gun violence.

he AMA House of Delegates declared gun-related violence a public health crisis in 2016 and has continued to push for policy and physician leadership to prevent gun violence.

At the 2022 Interim Meeting, the AMA House of Delegates adopted new policy to establish a task force focused on gun violence prevention.

“We cannot continue to live this way. Our children spend portions of school days running active shooter drills, knowing full well their classroom could be next. In movie theaters, houses of worship, hospitals, big cities and small towns, gun violence has shattered any sense of security and taken lives. As physicians and healers, we are committed to ending firearm violence by advocating for common-sense, evidence-based solutions, and this task force will be key to that ongoing effort,” said AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, in his remarks

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