Here are five takeaways:
1. Of about 1,700 physicians who received the poll, 928 answered the questions and hundreds of these respondents left comments.
2. Among the survey results, more than half of the respondents said they own guns, and about two-thirds said they use the weapons for protection.
3. The physicians polled felt strongly that more gun controls are needed, with over 90 percent saying there should be a better form of background checks.
4. When asked is physicians should be directly involved in curbing gun violence, more respondents said it was not their job.
5. A majority agreed the American Medical Association should not take a stand on gun control.
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