Citation

Franke P. Ann. Intern Med. 2019; 170(12): 910.

Affiliation

Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital, Longmont, Colorado (P.F.).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American College of Physicians)

DOI

10.7326/L19-0159

PMID

31207631

Abstract

TO THE EDITOR:
Although I strongly support the American College of Physicians' (ACP's) process of developing policy positions, I am disappointed that the position paper on firearm safety (1) did not advocate the use of “smart” gun technology. As physicians, we have the ability to reduce the number of accidental firearm-related injuries and deaths through policy recommendations and in our actual clinical practice. How could we not embrace technology that prevents accidental discharge of a firearm by family members, especially children? This commercially available technology does not infringe on Second Amendment rights and obviates firearm owners' consistent failures...

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