A Wednesday tweet The National Rifle Association of America, which criticizes the "anti-gun doctors," sparked negative reactions in the light of Wednesday's mass shooting.

The tweet was published just hours before a hooded gunman killed 12 people at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California.

"Someone should tell the anti-gun doctors who are important for themselves to stay in their hallway," reads in the tweet, specifically calling the Annals of Internal Medicine. The controversial tweet is linked to an article criticizing medical articles that advocate gun control.

When the news of the Thousand Oaks shooting was announced, the Annals of Internal Medicine and many doctors responded defiantly to the NRA. Many have said that doctors are particularly qualified to form an opinion on gun control policies because gun violence is a public health problem.

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The NRA's tweet was linked to an article published by the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, which specifically targeted the American College of Physicians for its position on firearms.

In October 2018, the Annals of Internal Medicine published a synthesis paper by the American College of Physicians calling gun violence "a public health crisis" and describing the evidence of policies that it believes could "reduce the rate of injuries and deaths by firearms". fire in the United States ".

The NRA article was attempting to break into the intentions and methodology of the American College of Physicians, claiming that "the ACP countries are apparently only interested in" pseudo-scientific "evidence" who support their favorite anti-weapon policies. "

The NRA did not immediately respond to the request for comments made by USA TODAY.

Here is a sample of the reaction to the NRA tweet:

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