There is no ban on CDC gun violence research... [View all]
Contrary to what was recently posted in another group. The amendment in question is as follows:
“None of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.”
Notice the only restriction is on the CDC becoming an advocate for gun control. This is due in large pert to two studies that Kellerman did for the CDC, in 1986 and 1993. Both of the used flawed methodology to reach the conclusion that having a gun in the house put lives in more danger than not having one. Both of these studies have been critiqued in the past, and I will not go into detail. Suffice it to say that the bias exhibited in these studies led to the amendment being put in place.
The CDC is legally allowed to conduct gun violence research, as long as it doesn't cross the line into advocating gun control. That is a valid limit, since the CDC isn't supposed to be in the business of making policy, but instead providing policymakers with facts.
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