American College of Physicians encourages doctors to 'counsel' patients on guns and report data to third parties

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<p>‘The America College of Physicia s, the seco largest physicia gro p i the U.S., is p shi g octors to q estio patie ts abo t firearm safety, as show i a ew report p blishe i the A als of I ter al Me ici e. The report remi s octors that the law oes ’t preve t them from aski g patie ts abo t firearms, a e co rages them to i q ire more abo t firearm ow ership.</p>
<p>“Yes, Yo Ca : Physicia s, Patie ts, a Firearms” se s a lo a co troversial message to octors, s ggesti g that they “co sel” patie ts abo t firearms j st as they o other health relate matters, a that “whe ecessary,” they isclose the i formatio to thir parties.</p>
<p>Doctors have “ iq e opport ities” whe it comes to preve ti g g viole ce, the report rea s, a i g that espite what yo might thi k, o state or fe eral laws preve t yo from isc ssi g firearms with yo r patie ts.’</p>
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