Gun violence prompts doctors to ask patients about home firearm safety [Video]

A gun range may feel like a world away from a doctor’s office, but some medical professionals in Wisconsin are training at one to save lives by learning about firearms.

“I felt like I had a real deficit in talking about firearms with patients,” said Dr. James Bigham, a primary care doctor and professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine.

Bigham runs a class for medical students and staff about the basics of firearms at Max Creek Gun Range, alongside shop and gun owner Steve D’Orazio.

“That’s part of being a responsible gun owner is knowing right from wrong,” D’Orazio said.

During routine visits, Bigham asks patients about how they store their weapons at home.

“People may feel it’s too personal, but as a physician, I absolutely think I have the space to say, ‘We gotta be doing everything we can to protect our children, our communities,'” Bigham …