Would you want carpenters taking a weekend training in electrical work and then calling themselves electricians? Allowing ATs to practice infringes on the scope of acupuncturists who dedicated years of their lives to mastering the science and skill of needling for numerous conditions including musculoskeletal, neurological, and mental-emotional ailments. This bill would undermine and be a slap in the face to an entire profession of citizens. If ATs want to needle, they can put in the years and become licensed acupuncturists. Allowing ATs to both encroach on another profession by both renaming a technique recognized by the WHO and the AMA as acupuncture, and taking slapdash courses is not the answer.