As physicians, we're in a unique role. Like everyone else, we hear the public's outrage about gun violence, read the social-media posts, talk about it at work, home and even happy hour when we take our scrubs off for a minute and try to unwind. But then we go right back to work and see the victims. We browse through their lab values to find out if their electrolytes are in balance or if there's an infection brewing. We stare at them through MRIs and CT scans, tracing the path of the bullet, or bullets, paying close attention to the nearby structures and tissue, examining the damage. We use critical-care resources and personnel to provide the best care possible to the victims of gun violence.