Lawmaker wants to ensure federal funding for gun violence research (VIDEO)

By Andrew Shepperson

A Democratic lawmaker introduced a bill Thursday that would ensure federal funding for gun violence research.
Rep. Stephanie Murphy‘s bill, called the Gun Violence Research Act of 2017, would repeal provisions that essentially prevent the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies from conducting research on gun violence and ways to prevent gun fatalities and injuries.
“This research would inform policymakers as they consider whether to enact reasonable reforms that both save lives and protect the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners,” Murphy said in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday.
“The decision rests with elected officials about whether to pass new laws designed to keep the most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the most dangerous individuals, in a manner consistent with the Second Amendment,” she continued. “But lawmakers of both parties should have the benefit of the best scientific research on the subject as they deliberate and debate.”
In light of almost-certain Republican opposition, Murphy took the opportunity to blast lawmakers she called “un-American” for not supporting such research funding in the past.
“I can respect that elected officials, like the diverse Americans they represent, have a range of views about the wisdom of enacting reasonable reforms within the space allowed

Source: Guns.com