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'We have a chance to actually shift the culture': Doctors learn gun safety to improve patient conversations
BY Alyson Bruner in Madison Spectrum News 1
PUBLISHED 7:00 AM ET May 30, 2025
MADISON, Wis. — About four in 10 U.S. adults live in a household with a gun, according to Pew Research Center.
Thirty-two percent of those people say they personally own one.
That’s why Dr. James Bigham, a family doctor in Madison, is on a mission to teach more medical students, doctors and behavioral therapists about guns, specifically, how to safely lock and store them. He said his goal is to make sure firearm safety is part of routine checkups and counseling appointments.
Dr. Bigham is the Vice Chair of Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic.
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