Reporting on the crucial role doctors play in gun violence prevention

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Reporting on the crucial role doctors play in gun violence prevention

Gun suicides reached an all-time high in 2023, and almost 4% of gun-related deaths in the United States were unintentional shootings — the worst year on record for unintentional shootings by children. At the same time, firearms are used in more than three out of five intimate partner homicides in the United States. Yet more than half of clinicians report that they avoid discussing firearm access and safety with patients because they don’t feel e…