David Gunn (doctor)

David Gunn (d. March 10 1993) was a physician who specialized in OB/GYN. He was killed at age 47 in Pensacola, Florida by Michael F. Griffin, an anti-abortion activist. He was the first of several doctors killed by anti-abortion extremists. Others include Barnett Slepian and John Britton (see Paul Jennings Hill). Gunn's murder led to the creation and passage of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

Gunn received his bachelors degree from Vanderbilt University and earned his M.D. at the University of Kentucky. Gunn moved to Brewton, Alabama, after his residency, choosing to provide OB/GYN services in rural America.

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 * This incident is the subject of the song "Get Your Gunn" by Marilyn Manson.