How long before the first BS study?
Congress allocated money so federal agencies could study gun violence. It’s a two decade first. Back before that, the government did this and the federal agencies were publishing obviously anti-gun studies. I suspect that will resume.
December 17th, 2019 at 8:30 pm
They’ve always been allowed, by the law they passed, to study gun violence. The law they passed made it illegal to use those funds to advocate for gun control. Gun studies never stopped.
They haven’t repealed that law against advocating.
December 19th, 2019 at 2:40 pm
The study of firearm use and abuse is one for criminologists, unless bullet wound characteristics are under discussion. Using public health methods to investigate gun rights is like using a San Francisco bath house to investigate penguins. Sure, it will result in spectacular headlines, but very questionable results.
December 19th, 2019 at 3:54 pm
Given that 2/3 of firearm deaths are suicides, and a fair number of the rest are accidental, there’s a reasonable case for treating those as a public health issue.
But a good topic doesn’t necessarily mean that a good study will result…