Gun violence is on the rise in Ottawa and it's time for substantial legislative change to stop it, says the Ottawa Hospital's director of medical trauma. To help push for that change, Dr. Jacinthe Lampron has joined a new organization called Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns, made up of family physicians, trauma surgeons like her, psychiatrists and nurses. Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns officially launched Monday and is asking for stricter gun controls to stop what it calls a public health crisis. The bill proposes an overhaul of background checks, would introduce new record-keeping requirements for those selling guns, and place more restrictions on the transportation of firearms. In Ottawa, six of the past eight years have brought new records for shootings.

Source: CBC News February 12, 2019 14:05 UTC