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April 6, 2001=20
Contact: Kathryn Serkes=20
202.333.3855=20
kaserkes@worldnet.att.net=20


Medical Sentinel: Gun Violence Studies Based on Flawed Methods, =
Political Agendas
Most gun violence studies of the past two decades are based on flawed =
methodology and unduly influenced by political agendas, leading to =
biased and incorrect conclusions..=20

Those are the findings of a new two-part paper published in the Spring =
issue of THE MEDICAL SENTINEL, The Official Journal of the Association =
of American Physicians and Surgeons, special edition titled "Doctors and =
Guns (Part II) -- A Failure of the Public Health Model."=20

Author Miguel A. Faria, Jr., M.D., editor-in-chief, makes a compelling =
case that many studies are prejudiced by the public health =
establishment's 1979 stated objective of the total eradication of =
handguns in the United States.=20

He debunks a number of incorrect, widely-accepted claims promoted by =
anti-gun interest groups based on tainted studies, instead proving:=20


  1.. Women in particular, are NOT in more danger if they carry or own =
guns;=20

  2.. The ease of access to or availability of guns does NOT cause =
crime;=20

  3.. Mass killings would NOT be avoided if guns were not available;=20

  4.. Gun violence is NOT the leading accidental cause of death in =
children.
Dr. Faria blames "...those in public health with the proclivity toward =
the promulgation of preordained research such as the gun and violence =
research conducted by many investigators with a gun control agenda and =
disseminated in the medical journals...Much of this information is =
tainted, result-oriented and based on what can only be characterized as =
poor science."=20

For example, studies on women and handguns claim that a woman is up to =
100 times more likely to be killed by handgun than to fire one for =
protection. "But they ignore the most important use of firearms -- =
protection. In 98 percent of cases, all you have to do is brandish a =
firearm. But these studies don't take those incidents into account. All =
they do is count women who have been killed in criminal acts and compare =
it to the number of women who have used a gun in self-defense."=20

Dr. Faria has recently chastised a number of physician organizations, =
including the AMA and the American Academy of Pediatrics, that urge =
doctors to ask patients about gun ownership. "This is playing politics." =


Dr. Faria concludes, "We have an obligation to reach our conclusions =
based on objective data and scientific information rather than on =
ideology, emotionalism, political expediency, or budgetary =
consideration.=20

"Public health should not be subverted and medical science should not be =
perverted."=20




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<P>April 6, 2001 <BR>Contact: Kathryn Serkes <BR>202.333.3855 <BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:kaserkes@worldnet.att.net">kaserkes@worldnet.att.net</A>=20
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<H2>Medical Sentinel: Gun Violence Studies Based on Flawed Methods, =
Political=20
Agendas</H2></CENTER>
<P>Most gun violence studies of the past two decades are based on flawed =

methodology and unduly influenced by political agendas, leading to =
biased and=20
incorrect conclusions..=20
<P>Those are the findings of a new two-part paper published in the =
Spring issue=20
of THE MEDICAL SENTINEL, The Official Journal of the Association of =
American=20
Physicians and Surgeons, special edition titled "Doctors and Guns (Part =
II) -- A=20
Failure of the Public Health Model."=20
<P>Author Miguel A. Faria, Jr., M.D., editor-in-chief, makes a =
compelling case=20
that many studies are prejudiced by the public health =
establishment&#8217;s 1979=20
stated objective of the total eradication of handguns in the United =
States.=20
<P>He debunks a number of incorrect, widely-accepted claims promoted by =
anti-gun=20
interest groups based on tainted studies, instead proving:=20
<P>
<OL>
  <LI>Women in particular, are NOT in more danger if they carry or own =
guns;=20
  <P></P>
  <LI>The ease of access to or availability of guns does NOT cause =
crime;=20
  <P></P>
  <LI>Mass killings would NOT be avoided if guns were not available;=20
  <P></P>
  <LI>Gun violence is NOT the leading accidental cause of death in=20
children.</LI></OL>
<P>Dr. Faria blames "...those in public health with the proclivity =
toward the=20
promulgation of preordained research such as the gun and violence =
research=20
conducted by many investigators with a gun control agenda and =
disseminated in=20
the medical journals...Much of this information is tainted, =
result-oriented and=20
based on what can only be characterized as poor science."=20
<P>For example, studies on women and handguns claim that a woman is up =
to 100=20
times more likely to be killed by handgun than to fire one for =
protection. "But=20
they ignore the most important use of firearms -- protection. In 98 =
percent of=20
cases, all you have to do is brandish a firearm. But these studies =
don&#8217;t take=20
those incidents into account. All they do is count women who have been =
killed in=20
criminal acts and compare it to the number of women who have used a gun =
in=20
self-defense."=20
<P>Dr. Faria has recently chastised a number of physician organizations, =

including the AMA and the American Academy of Pediatrics, that urge =
doctors to=20
ask patients about gun ownership. "This is playing politics."=20
<P>Dr. Faria concludes, "We have an obligation to reach our conclusions =
based on=20
objective data and scientific information rather than on ideology, =
emotionalism,=20
political expediency, or budgetary consideration.=20
<P>"Public health should not be subverted and medical science should not =
be=20
perverted." </P>
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