Not So Breaking News: Trio of Anti-Gun Orgs Rehash Worn-Out Gun Control Policies

This week the press gleefully reported the anti-gun pronouncements of a trio of diverse special interest groups. The Washington Post announced, “Frustrated [American Medical Association] adopts sweeping policies to cut gun violence.” In a separate piece, addressing statements by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the Post blared “Police chiefs plot new strategies against gun violence and mass shootings.” Politico reported, “Conference of Mayors passes resolutions favoring gun control.” In other breaking news, water is wet and the sun rises in the East. All three of these organizations have lengthy histories of opposing the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners. Following its 2018 annual meeting, held June 9-13 in Chicago, the AMA announced the group’s support for a host of gun restrictions. The AMA-supported gun control measures included a ban on the sale to and possession of firearms by young adults 18 to 21, and gun turn-in (buyback) programs. The group also adopted a policy in support of legislation banning “the sale and ownership to the public of all assault-type weapons, bump stocks and related devices, high-capacity magazines, and armor-piercing bullets.” In other words, gun confiscation. In 1973, the AMA adopted a sensible position on violence perpetrated with firearms. It held, That while the increasing number of homicides by use of handguns is a depressing reality, and there is little evidence that new Federal gun control legislation will ameliorate this situation, the American Medical Association urge the enactment of strict penalties for the use of firearms in the […]

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