Physician members of the American Medical Association are pushing the nation’s largest doctor group to back an “unprecedented” number of measures designed to curb gun violence and coax Congress into action. “Gun violence in America today is a public health crisis, one that requires a comprehensive and far-reaching solution,” AMA president Dr. David O. Barbe said. But gun violence appears to be generating the most buzz this year and AMA members say the time to act is long overdue. At its annual meeting last year, the AMA updated policy calling for "background checks and a waiting period for all firearms purchasers. This year, here are just some of the measures doctors want the AMA to back:

Source: Forbes May 27, 2018 13:52 UTC