Neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Maurer Speaks in Favor of Gun Rights

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Rochester, N.Y. โ€“ In his 20 years as a Rochester neurosurgeon, Dr. Paul Maurer has operated on countless shooting victims, including Officer Anthony DiPonzio.

โ€œIโ€™ve seen my share of carnage, so I know the receiving end of what a bullet does,โ€ he said.

One might think seeing the devastating consequences of gun violence would make Dr. Maurer an advocate of gun control. Instead, heโ€™s a passionate supporter of the right to bear arms.

โ€œIโ€™m a believer in the Second Amendment and I think itโ€™s an important part of the republic,โ€ Dr. Maurer said. โ€œI think it was an important founding principal and I think itโ€™s once we should be very cautious about surrendering.โ€

He spoke publicly about his views for the first time this week at a Monroe County Legislature meeting Tuesday night. The Republican majority voted to oppose the stateโ€™s new gun control law, NY SAFE. Dr. Maurer doesnโ€™t think the state law will dent gun violence.

โ€œGo after the root cause of the crime,โ€ said Dr.  Maurer. โ€œLetโ€™s not make believe we can polish this up, cover this up, with a one-night bill that we passed in the dark of night and now weโ€™re on our way to utopia. I think itโ€™s a political gesture.โ€

Dr. Maurer first became familiar with guns during his service in the Army in Operation Desert Storm. He said he doesnโ€™t have the solution to firearm violence, but said gun laws must be based on data. He urged the government to study the problem.

โ€œIn medicine, when you give someone a treatment that you know in your heart wonโ€™t work, but youโ€™re doing something out of frustration, itโ€™s worse than doing nothing, because youโ€™ve made believe you did something,โ€ he said. โ€œI think thatโ€™s where we are with violence in this culture.โ€

Reported by: Rachel Barnhart

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