MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'firearms'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:52 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4455255&cid=t_155814_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FoGphyKl99-g%2F By Tim LynchThe Washington Post has an interesting article about what has happened in the city since the Supreme Court declared the city's gun ban unconstitutional in the landmark Heller decision in 2008.  Basically, hundreds of residents have registered thousands of firearms. More than 2 years have passed and the predicted mayhem is not here. DC Mayor Fenty called the court ruling an "outrage" and said the ban was necessary to stop residents from intentionally or accidentally killing one another.  Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign says the debate over the ban is not over yet.  Several more years of data gathering will be necessary.  And so the debate rolls on! For more on this subject, check out the Cato book on the Heller case,  Gun Control on Trial  by Brian Doherty.  Still more ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4455255 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:06:39 +0100 4455255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450277&cid=t_155814_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FoGphyKl99-g%2F By Tim LynchThe Washington Post has an interesting article about what has happened in the city since the Supreme Court declared the city's gun ban unconstitutional in the landmark Heller decision in 2008.  Basically, hundreds of residents have registered thousands of firearms. More than 2 years have passed and the predicted mayhem is not here. DC Mayor Fenty called the court ruling an "outrage" and said the ban was necessary to stop residents from intentionally or accidentally killing one another.  Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign says the debate over the ban is not over yet.  Several more years of data gathering will be necessary.  And so the debate rolls on! For more on this subject, check out the Cato book on the Heller case,  Gun Control on Trial  by Brian Doherty.  Still more ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450277 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:06:39 +0100 4450277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343126&cid=t_155814_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmental-illness-and-the-tucson-shooting%2F2011.01.13 When reports arrived that accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner had opened fire in Tucson, Arizona on January 7, journalistic first responders linked the incident to the fierceness of political rhetoric in the United States. Upon reflection, some of the discussion has turned to questions about mental illness, guns, and violence. And plenty of reflection is required, because the connections are not at all simple. To get a sense of just how complicated they are, we invite you to read the lead article in this month’s Harvard Mental Health Letter entitled, “Mental Illness and Violence.” Strangely (for us) it was prepared for publication a month before the tragedy in Tucson. In light of the shooting, we are making the article available to non-subscribers. I am not surprised at the outrage ex... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343126 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:00:21 +0100 4343126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1018005&cid=t_155814_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fstory-of-r.html Some comments by Sparrow and Scully put me in mind of the story of R. R worked around the lab, doing various things, sometimes in the morgue, sometimes other places. R. lived in a fairly bad neighborhood, so he went out one day and bought himself a 12 ga. side-by-side double for home defense. This is not a bad choice. He bought a box of slugs to feed it. Frankly, though slugs are undeniably effective, I'd recommend buckshot. Then he went home, and put a board against a tree in his backyard and decided to take a few practice shots. This wasn't the greatest idea, as the city he lived in had a discharge ordinance, and he lived in an urban environment. It's that whole "Make sure of your target and what's beyond it," thing.Be that as it may, R sets up, loads up, and takes aim. He's concerned ab... Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1018005 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:43:00 +0100 1018005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1015146&cid=t_155814_155_f&fid=36520&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrzeusforensicfiles.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fccw.html I just recently heard from a friend of mine. She and her daughter were on the university campus where she works when an unfortunate student had a problem. He got some bad news, and was threatening students, faculty, and staff. He was going to "shoot them all." Campus police were called. By the time they arrived, the man was long gone. The campus police (I know nothing of their training, nor if they are sworn officers) remonstrated with the staff for "agitating" the man.The state itself has a CCW law. The university has banned concealed carry. Two weeks ago, students at that university demonstrated against the university policy by carrying empty holsters. The thing is, they're right.Self-defense is primarily one's own responsibility. Law enforcement can't keep you safe. One tool, not the on... Dr. Zeus's Forensic Files blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1015146 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:29:00 +0100 1015146