House GOP Just Voted to Ban CDC Gun Violence Research
Washington DC — Today, GIFFORDS, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement after Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to prohibit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from funding “any firearm injury and mortality prevention research.” The amendment to H.R. 5894, an appropriations bill, passed 216–211. Four Republicans joined every Democrat in voting against the measure. Earlier this year, Americans named gun violence as the number one public health concern.
Peter Ambler, GIFFORDS Co-Founder and Executive Director:
“Guns kill more than 40,000 Americans each year and policymakers must embrace research to understand the problem and prevent gun violence. There is simply no justification for muzzling important CDC research into ways to prevent gun deaths. House Republicans once again put the gun lobby ahead of saving Americans’ lives.”
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