American Medical Association Is Pushing For Stricter Gun Control Laws

Play Video Play Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration Time 0:00 Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Stream TypeLIVE Remaining Time -0:00 Playback Rate 1 Chapters Chapters descriptions off, selected Descriptions subtitles off, selected Subtitles captions settings, opens captions settings dialog captions off, selected Captions Audio Track Fullscreen This is a modal window. Caption Settings Dialog Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaque Font Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400% Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadow Font FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall Caps DefaultsDone The American Medical Association says gun violence is a disease, and it’s pushing for stricter gun control laws. At an annual meeting Tuesday, one medical specialist said, "We as physicians are the witnesses to the human toll of this disease." The association voted in favor of several gun control measures, including a ban on assault-style rifles, expanding background checks and banning gun and ammunition purchases for people under 21. The medical experts also said arming teachers is not an effective way to fight what it calls a public health issue, according to The Associated Press. The American Medical Association represents about one-quarter of the all doctors in the U.S. Trending stories at Newsy.com

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