Posted on 05/05/2019 1:15:00 PM PDT by marktwain
The AMA published a study of the effects of “Mass Shootings” on gun sales. The authors found gun sales were about as likely to decrease as to increase after the events.
Instead of the traditional FBI definition of a mass murder as killing four or more people in a single incident, not including themselves, the study published by the AMA uses the more wide ranging “Mass Shooting”, which they define as an incident in which 5 or more people are injured or killed. Not surprisingly, this increased the number of incidents substantially. The researchers found 124 incidents from November 1998 to April, 2016. That is the period the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) has been in effect.
Here are the results, as published. From jamanetwork.com:
Main Outcomes and Measures Identification of major mass shootings significantly associated with changes in gun purchases, and the identification of event-specific factors associated with changes in gun purchases.
Results Between November 1998 and April 2016, 124 major mass shootings and 233 996 385 total background checks occurred. A total of 26 shootings (21.0%) were associated with increases in gun purchases and 22 shootings (17.7%) were associated with decreases in gun purchasing. Shootings receiving extensive media coverage were associated with handgun purchase increases (odds ratio, 5.28; 95% CI, 1.30-21.41; P = .02). Higher-fatality shootings had an inverse association with handgun purchase decreases (odds ratio, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.53-1.00; P = .049).
In other words, after 21% of the incidents, gun sales increased. After 18% of the incidents, gun sales decreased. There was no change for 61%
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
The Commies have been very successful in infiltrating the top echelon of many professional associations including the AMA and the ABA.
Cancer spreads
Now retired and they still send crap.
Proud to be a net drain on their communist organization.
I dream of a world in which Medical Associations care about medical issues, and the Pope in Rome cares about the state of men’s souls.
I know. Of course they hope the invoices will land on the desk of a bookkeeper who doesn't know any better than to pay them. (I immediately rip them up and throw them in the trash.)
Whatever the AMA is representing, it's not patients and it's not (most) doctors.
Nurse asked my daughter if their were firearms in our house. I was LIVID when I found out!
the same AMA which backed Obamacare and even showed up onstage when that asshole Obamatard introduced it on TV...
The AMA is pro abortion
Medical care in this country thrives on people being sick and staying sick
The medical profession allowed itself to be taken over by the government.
Whatever they do is in the interest of their employer, the government.
The AMA is pro abortion
Medical care in this country thrives on people being sick and staying sick
The medical profession allowed itself to be taken over by the government.
Whatever they do is in the interest of their employer, the government.
Leftists in labcoats.
The question that needs to be answered now is: What kills more people every year, Doctors or guns?
“There’s a lot more drunks
than there are old doctors.
So I guess I better have another round.”
Physician, heal thyself. You worry about lowering health care while Americans worry about THUGS who shouldn’t have guns. Ok, jackasses?
I like it.
Keep them spending their ill-gotten gains.
I’ll drink to that.
The AMA is the modern manifestation of a medieval guild, about protecting turf, quashing competition, and pushing politics.
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