Where We Stand
Section: Public Health
Policy: Firearm Related Injuries

Firearm Related Injuries

OMA reaffirms its view that firearm-related violence represents a public health crisis which requires a comprehensive evidence based public health response and solution; and the OMA supports AMA efforts to lobby Congress to lift the research ban on firearm-related injuries and deaths.

Adopted by the Board of Trustees, October 2016.

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