Seven pro-gun ear surgeons create national sound-suppressor policy

By Lee Williams

(Photo from licensed Shutterstock account).by Lee WilliamsDoctor Timothy W. Wheeler and six fellow ear surgeons recently submitted a proposal to their national specialist society, the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS).The seven ear doctors wanted their academy to support their new policy endorsing firearm suppressors for hearing protection.The docs had tried it before but failed. Some of their members called them “gun nuts.” However, the seven coauthors are a powerful group—ear, nose and throat surgeons with more than a century of combined practice experience.“Four of us are even further specialized in ear problems and are fellowship-trained neurotologists, who operate only on the ear and base of skull,” Wheeler pointed out in an email. “We are all shooters and avid Second Amendment supporters.”The seven-member group believes that their proposal could be powerful new evidence in the fight to deregulate sound suppressors.Last week, the group was notified that their Academy, the AAO-HNS, formally adopted their position statement endorsing firearm suppressors as a public health tool for hearing preservation.“They accepted it. It’s official policy,” Wheeler said last week. “The Academy will enforce it!”Wheeler said he has contacted the NRA, the National Shooting Sports Foundation and other pro-gun groups, telling them about

Source: The Gun Writer