What trauma doctors and nurses know ...the issue is NOT guns, but rather it’s the type of gun that will kill you. Just like how all viruses do not pack the same “killing punch,” it’s the same for guns. Years ago I worked in an inner-city trauma center and saw gun shot victims every shift. And you know what? Most lived. But that was before there were many high velocity weapons used in the streets. Just like viruses differ in their ability to inflict morbidity so does the “strain” or type of gun. Selected Excerpt from The Atlantic: “Routine handgun injuries leave entry and exit wounds and linear tracks through the victim’s body that are roughly the size of the bullet. If the bullet does not directly hit something crucial like the heart or the aorta, and the victim does not bleed to death before being transported to our care at the trauma center, chances are that we can save him. The bullets fired by an AR-15 are different: They travel at a higher velocity and are far more lethal than routine bullets fired from a handgun. The damage they cause is a function of the energy they impart as they pass through the body. A typical AR-15 bullet leaves the barrel traveling almost three times faster than—and imparting more than three times the energy of—a typical 9mm bullet from a handgun.” …see more