A Country Doctor on Fear of Guns

When we hear about gun violence showing up in the Emergency Room, it’s usually about victims of shooting. Here’s another take: how fear of gun violence impedes the ability to practice good medicine in a reasonable way, from the point of view of the doctor. And for a refreshing take on the role of the media: one journalist makes a call for self-scrutiny and choosing the path of public service. Here’s an example of the kind of good reporting she calls for — a research-driven writeup on the role, or lack thereof, of video games and mental illness on the behavior of mass shooters.