This has been discussed before here at LGF but it needs to be kept in the public eye until this insane legislation is repealed.THE GOVERNMENT WON’T FUND RESEARCH ON GUN VIOLENCE BECAUSE OF NRA LOBBYING

A 22-year-old rule is still stimying government funding for research on gun violence. As mass shootings, like the one that took place Sunday in Las Vegas, continue to kill and injure, article after article cites a gap in gun violence research as a roadblock to any progress on gun policy. This gap dates back to a 1996 appropriations bill, known as the Dickey Amendment. The amendment declared that “none of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may be used to advocate or promote gun control.”