The response to firearm injuries and gun violence in the United States is constrained by a lack of scientific knowledge. According to a 2013 report from the Institute of Medicine, “the scarcity of research on firearm-related violence limits policymakers’ ability to propose evidence-based policies that reduce injuries and deaths and maximize safety.” In the 1980s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiated research on firearm injuries, but, in 1996, Congress forbid the agency from spending funds to “advocate or promote gun control.” Its spending on firearm injury research fell 96% by 2012, and the agency retreated from the subject...
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LA - en SN - 2168-6106 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7076 ID - ref1 ER -