OAFP Joins Oregon ACP in Statement on Gun Safety
The leaders of OAFP recognize that our members hold a range of perspectives on policies related to gun safety. Civil debate at our recent Congress of Members on a resolution related to this issue revealed that while there is not agreement among our members about what the best policy solutions may be, there IS agreement that gun violence should be studied and treated as a public health issue. Further, family physicians have a role in discussing safety and healthy behavior with their patients, and in engaging our leaders to encourage them to find evidence-based remedies to lessen the impact of this problem on our communities.
In that spirit, the OAFP joined the Oregon ACP in its open letter released on November 12, calling for immediate action to address this crisis that is hurting our patients and our families.