MD Magazine, a New Jersey-based website, found 55.34 percent of physicians reported owning a gun, according to Ammoland.
MD Magazine polled 1,700 physicians on their views about guns.
Here are five takeaways:
1. Nearly half of physicians (43.6 percent) said physicians do not play a role in curbing gun violence, compared to 40.3 percent that said physicians do play a role.
2. Of the respondents, 57.65 percent said the American Medical Association should not take a stance on gun control, as opposed to 42.35 percent who reported "yes."
3. When asked if they ever asked patients if they owned a gun at home, more than half (57.75 percent) of the physicians answered "no."
4. While most respondents skipped the questions asking if they owned a gun, of those who did respond, 55.34 percent said "yes" and 44.66 percent said "no."
5. Of the physicians who responded they owned a gun, 61.5 percent claimed it was for "personal protection" or "sport" (34.85 percent).
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