T.+Prince

 Gun use in America is associated  with a number of medical problems for primary care physicians, including traumatic injury, homicide, suicide and domestic violence. All patients are susceptible to firearm violence children playing with loaded weapons, teenagers walking unsafe streets, women in abusive relationships and adults defending their homes. Firearm-related injury and death occurs with surprising frequency. One child in America dies from a gunshot wound every 90 minutes, and 30 children and adolescents under age 19 - a school classroom - die every two days as a result of firearms.  Although physicians recognize the gravity of this epidemic of violence, very few promote gun safety in clinical encounters or publicly advocate control of gun violence. Medical students can educate themselves and faculty on firearms issues, and influence legislation to help reduce these unnecessary injuries and deaths. I also believe that if younger people wouldn’t have relationship with guns the economy would be a lot better.