through the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other scientific agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, shall conduct or sponsor research into the causes of gun violence and the ways to prevent it.” (http://1.usa.gov/1Q6aOto) ...
Scientists at CDC can again research gun violence, but some are worried about fundingDavidson, Joe
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the CDC is "poised" for additionalresearch on the causes of gun violenceif Congress chooses to give it additional funding. According to Redfield, how the CDC prioritizes its spending is l...
The country’s gun violence problem was thrust into the national conversation again this week aftera shooter killed 3 children and 3 adultsat a Christian school in Tennessee; nobody who was shot survived. The shooter was killed by police. “We are in a week when people are paying attention ...
Gun violence has led to more than 15,000 deaths in the United States so far this year, according to nonprofit research group Gun Violence Archive's database. The issue has also disproportionately impacted racial and ethnic minorities in the United States, researchers said.■...
"Previous research has demonstrated that young persons might carry weapons for self-defense to protect against future violence, particularly when they have been directly victimized or perceive high levels of community violence," it added. "Community violence and gun carrying are significant concerns for...
ByBrenda StolyarandEric Ravenscraft Science Bird Flu Is Spreading in Alarming New Ways ByDavid Cox Science There Are Already More Measles Cases in the US This Year Than All of 2023 ByBeth Mole, Ars Technica Security The CDC’s Gun Violence Research Is in Danger ...
In Should the government (and the CDC) fund research into gun violence?, I wrote that …what the CDC researchers appeared to be doing was crunching the numbers in their data in different ways until they found a result that pleased them. This is the polar opposite of science. Only ...
In 1996, 1997, and 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted large-scale surveys asking about defensive gun use (DGU) in four to
(HealthDay)—Fewer people in America's largest cities are being murdered by guns, but the rate of suicide by gun has increased in recent years, U.S. health officials said Thursday. The report on gun violence from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the...