AD“The epidemic of gun violence is a public health emergency,” said DeLauro, chairwoman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on labor, health and human services, and education. As many people die because of gun violence, for example, as of sepsis infection, yet funding for gun research is less than 1 percent of that for sepsis, a 2017 analysis found. But the rule had a chilling effect, choking off grant money at federal agencies and essential data gathering on gun violence. The language made clear that the CDC can indeed conduct research into gun violence despite the Dickey Amendment. “That they’ll see saving lives from gun violence is a nonpartisan issue.”Yasmeen Abutaleb contributed to this report.

Source: Washington Post December 16, 2019 20:06 UTC