Citation

Singh Gambhir RP. J. Am. Coll. Surg. 2019; 229(2): 220-221.

Affiliation

London, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American College of Surgeons, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.05.001

PMID

31351564

Abstract

I would like to compliment Sarani and colleagues on a very thought-provoking article. Their review of civilian public mass shooting (CPMS) events across the US has come up with conclusions that challenge the conventional military and political mind sets. They have concluded that “civilian public mass shooting events with a handgun are more lethal than those associated with use of a rifle.” This puts all political lobbying about gun ownership laws and access to specific class of firearms in a spin...

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