The studies included laws to ban certain types of guns or ammunition, such as fully automatic assault weapons and the cheap handguns commonly known as 'Saturday night specials.' Others studies examined laws that restrict certain people from buying guns, determine waiting periods for gun purchases, require gun registration, allow for concealed weapon and impose 'zero tolerance' for firearms in schools. The task force also reviewed studies that looked at combinations of these laws."Fully automatic assault weapons?" What? I WISH I could get my hands on one, but they've been restricted for a long time now.
"Saturday night specials?" What? Poor people can't defend themselves? Only landed gentry should own firearms? WTF?
"Zero tolerance for firearms in schools?" What? Last I checked, it's illegal to have firearms in schools, isn't it?
This is funny, though:
The federal Brady Law, which requires automatic background checks and a waiting period before a gun can be purchased from a dealer, was among the laws reviewed in the studies. Its effectiveness also remains uncertain, according to Hahn and colleagues.Doctors need to stick to being doctors, and leave politics to the politicians.
(The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence did not respond to a request for comment.)
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