Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
gorskon's profile
David Gorski, MD, PhD
David Gorski, MD, PhD
David Gorski, MD, PhD
Verified account
@gorskon

Tweets

David Gorski, MD, PhDVerified account

@gorskon

Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
sciencebasedmedicine.org
Joined October 2009

Tweets

  • © 2021 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 22 Jan 2020

    David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Mark Hoofnagle

    Yup. The data have been clear for a very long time. Having a gun in the home makes your home more dangerous, not safer.https://twitter.com/MarkHoofnagle/status/1219991583044591617 …

    David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

    Mark Hoofnagle @MarkHoofnagle
    The “responsible gun owner” is a mythic construct of the gun lobby. The data back this up. Most do not store their guns safely. Less than 5% of owners acknowledge the risks of guns in the home are even real - as if statistics only apply to other people. https://wgntv.com/2020/01/20/indiana-4-year-old-dad-shot-when-gun-discharges-while-wrestling-boy-critical/ …
    Show this thread
    7:35 AM - 22 Jan 2020
    • 32 Retweets
    • 186 Likes
    • Terry Masks are Sexy NP 50’s Female in Central Alberta with Comorbidities Emma Lauren ♡ coffee cait Timothy ✌️❤️not yung❤️✌️ Frank Sparky not “Bad Patch” Bob
    10 replies 32 retweets 186 likes
      1. .‏ @vxgxn 22 Jan 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        Why I won't have one, though I kind of would like to. I wish they'd actually make the smart guns (that can only be fired by one person) widely available. What worries me is someone breaking in and getting the gun from me, where they didn't have one to start with.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Tom Schmit‏ @Educ_in_Latvia 22 Jan 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        Way back in 1961, when I was born, my dad took the firing pins from his hunting rifles and chucked them in the Niagara river. He said he was more afraid of shooting a kid sneaking back into the house than he was of any possible intruder.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Peter McDaniel‏ @britishwookie 22 Jan 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        What's sad is I know a super responsible gun owner. His ammo and guns are separate and even his "bedtime" protection is behind a safe. He's the poster boy of gun safety. He's the ONLY gun owner I know like that. The rest keep their guns in boxes, loaded under their bed, etc.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. Maie Lynn Bee, PhD‏ @maie_lynn 22 Jan 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        It-could-never-happen-to-me-ism

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Mark Hoofnagle‏ @MarkHoofnagle 22 Jan 2020
        Replying to @maie_lynn @gorskon

        They’re not what I would consider statistical thinkers. 1 mass shootig gets averted in a year of hundreds and they’re like “see! See!” Dude, if your intervention in the most armed nation in the country averts 1/400 mass shootings (fewer really) then your intervention sucks.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Show replies
      1. New conversation
      2. Stephen Shafran MD‏ @ShafranStephen 22 Jan 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        Correct. And how could one of the minority of responsible gun owners use a gun for defence when it is stored unloaded in a locked gun safe? It’s an impossiblity.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. CHUM‏ @MTB_CHUM 22 Jan 2020
        Replying to @ShafranStephen @gorskon

        some don't rely on firearms for self defense. some people actually use them for sport. mine are in a safe. magazines and clips are in another locked box w/ ammo. the key to open either is locked in another safe. It would take me literally 10-15 minutes to get 1 loaded.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Show replies
      1. New conversation
      2. Miss Margo Adler‏ @PiecesofMargo 22 Jan 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        I used to conduct surveys for the CDC. One question asked respondents if they had a firearm in the home. The gun nuts would get irate and ask why "THE GOV'T" wanted to know this information in a health survey. I'd have to explain its relevance to accidental injury & suicide. 🙄💀

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. sunshinesp411‏ @sunshinessp411 22 Jan 2020
        Replying to @PiecesofMargo @gorskon

        i've also seen a lot of these 'responsible' gun owners 'prove' how responsible they are by showing the kids where the gun is & how to use it. Well I thought the only 'responsible' people allowed to touch a home gun was someone who'd gone thru the screening & had a license.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Show replies
      1. Quadboy‏ @Quadboy9 22 Jan 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        Except the “data” always fails to consider defensive uses, as both a victim and a survivor of a home invasion I can tell you that not having a gun when I needed it the most would have been a serious problem.pic.twitter.com/GA2Ko77xUg

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2021 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Cookies
      • Ads info