BOSTON (AP) - A program will provide guidance to Massachusetts doctors who want to discuss gun safety with their patients.
Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Medical Society announced a partnership Monday to create brochures and a voluntary online training program for doctors to help prevent gun-related accidents and violence.
The material is being developed after physicians and other health care professionals complained about a lack of information available for discussions with patients about firearms safety.
Healey said in a statement that most gun owners are responsible and safety-conscious, but conversations between doctors and patients can help prevent gun-related deaths and injuries.
Healey last year announced a crackdown on so-called “copycat” assault weapons being sold in the state. The Massachusetts Gun Owners Action League is fighting the crackdown in court.
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