The gun lobby’s attempt to stop doctors from warning about the severe risks posed by guns in homes is outrageous and unconstitutional. Children aged 5 to 14 years in the United States are 11 times more likely to be killed accidentally with a gun than similarly aged children in other developed countries are. Moreover, more than 40 percent of gun-owning households with children store their guns unlocked, and one quarter of these homes store them loaded.
The considerations given best serve as part of the argument that
A. children must be provided proper counseling in schools on the dangers associated with the use of guns.
B. the United States must learn from other developed countries on reducing the murder rate.
C. doctors must be allowed to give patients frank advice about the risks posed by guns in the home.
D. the gun lobby should be allowed to express its views.
E. children aged 5 to 14 years must be provided special protection to protect them from gun related crimes.