08-05-2019, 02:17 PM
As usual, there are a lot of discussions about policy options intended to reduce gun violence in the country. A lot of them sound good, but we don't know if they will have any impact, let alone a significant one. This is why the most important thing we can do right now is promote research into firearm violence so that policy solutions can be thoroughly examined. Even the ones I have proposed are admittedly based on small scale studies lacking in the resources, depth, and comprehensiveness of studies into other issues.
This is a result of the Dickey Amendment that has stopped the CDC from researching gun violence since 1996. Last year, it was clarified that the amendment does not actually prevent research, only using it to promote gun control, though this clarification did not come with any more earmarked for the research. This year, Democrats in Congress currently have budgeted $50M for this research, but it isn't likely to pass the GOP controlled Senate. I sincerely encourage everyone to contact their folks in Congress to show support for this funding into gun violence.
Evidence based policy solutions are the best way to proceed, but we need that evidence first. Whether you are for or against gun control, this should be something to get behind.
This is a result of the Dickey Amendment that has stopped the CDC from researching gun violence since 1996. Last year, it was clarified that the amendment does not actually prevent research, only using it to promote gun control, though this clarification did not come with any more earmarked for the research. This year, Democrats in Congress currently have budgeted $50M for this research, but it isn't likely to pass the GOP controlled Senate. I sincerely encourage everyone to contact their folks in Congress to show support for this funding into gun violence.
Evidence based policy solutions are the best way to proceed, but we need that evidence first. Whether you are for or against gun control, this should be something to get behind.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
