Senator Wants to Revive Federal Research on Gun Violence, 22 Years After Congress Banned It
beSpacific 2018-03-22
Summary:
Mother Jones: “On Tuesday, as teenagers swarmed the Florida legislature to advocate for gun control, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) renewed a familiar call for Congress to repeal an amendment that blocks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from funding research into the public health effects of gun violence. I am calling for the repeal of the Dickey Amendment, […]