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The NRA attacked doctors — and doctors shamed them for a week straight

Hospital employees and others attend an anti-gun violence rally in front of the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center in New York, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Dr. Tracy Sin-Yee Tam was fatally shot when Dr. Henry Bello opened fire at the hospital on June 30. Credit: Seth Wenig, AP Photo

The NRA tried to shut down doctors pushing for gun safety. It backfired and the gun extremists have been publicly shamed for their actions for a week and counting.

The NRA launched an attack on doctors, urging medical professionals to “stay in their lane” and not comment on gun violence. The ill-advised smear prompted outrage and for a week, doctors have been shaming and confronting the gun extremists by detailing why they deserve to be heard.

The public relations debacle is yet another black eye for the NRA, who has found itself on the losing end of the recent midterm elections and on the wrong side of history when it comes to supporting gun safety.

Responding to a position paper from the American College of Physicians recommending several gun safety remedies, the NRA tweeted, “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane.”

View the complete November 14 article by Oliver Willis on the ShareBlue.com website here.

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