TY - JOUR T1 - Carphology JF - Practical Neurology JO - Pract Neurol SP - 259 LP - 259 DO - 10.1136/practneurol-2018-001979 VL - 18 IS - 3 AU - A Fo Ben Y1 - 2018/06/01 UR - http://pn.bmj.com/content/18/3/259.abstract N2 - …the mice will play, or so the proverb goes. But what if the cat is a big part of the problem? A Fo Ben read with interest the NEJM study of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) assertion that ballistic injuries are primarily from inexperienced users. However, there was a reduction in firearm injuries during the convention dates compared with the weeks before and after an NRA convention. The drop was greatest in the groups most likely to be in attendance (men, those from the South and West, in states with the highest gun-ownership rates, and in the state hosting the convention). The same week a paper reported that patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction during Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting dates have lower 30-day mortality. … ER -