Adopted as Amended
2017-21
RESOLUTION
Subject: Gun Violence
Submitted by: Greater Louisville Medical Society
Referred to: Reference Committee
WHEREAS, the Kentucky Medical Association recognizes that gun violence is a complex
public health crisis in the United States; and
WHEREAS, while thousands of men, women, and children die each year due to gun
violence, research into gun violence and its health implications has been an ongoing national struggle.
Kentucky’s physicians are at the forefront to play a critical role in intervening in this health crisis; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Kentucky Medical Association advocate for increased research into gun
violence.
KMA House of Delegates
August 2017