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Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns: how physicians contributed to policy change

Joshua S Ng-Kamstra1, Jason Lajoie2

  • 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada josh.ngkamstra@gmail.com.

Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
|August 8, 2020
PubMed

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Canadian physicians, through Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns (CDPG), advocated for gun control, influencing the 2020 assault weapons ban. Their public health messaging and patient advocacy were critical to achieving political change.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Political Science
  • Medical Advocacy

Background:

  • Physicians have historically engaged in advocacy for public safety.
  • Gun violence is a significant public health issue in Canada.
  • The Canadian government announced an assault weapons ban in May 2020.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the formation and strategies of Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns (CDPG).
  • To analyze the public health framing used by CDPG in their advocacy.
  • To understand the role of physician advocacy in achieving legislative change on gun control.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of CDPG's formation and activities.
  • Examination of public health messaging and its impact.
  • Case study of physician-led advocacy influencing policy.

Main Results:

  • CDPG formed in response to gun violence, mobilizing physicians nationwide.
  • Public health framing of gun violence was central to CDPG's messaging strategy.
  • Physician advocacy, exemplified by CDPG, was instrumental in the 2020 assault weapons ban.

Conclusions:

  • Physician engagement is a powerful tool for political advocacy on public health issues.
  • Framing gun violence as a public health crisis can drive policy change.
  • The CDPG model offers valuable lessons for medical professionals in advocacy.

Keywords:
firearmsgun violencehealth policypublic healthpublic policy

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