House Democrats, who've sought to draw attention to their push for
gun control legislation in the wake of recent mass shootings, emphasized a new demand during the day as they announced their opposition to any bill that doesn't undo a longstanding provision that has been interpreted to block the Centers for Disease Control from conducting research on gun vi
control legislation in the wake of recent mass shootings, emphasized a new demand during the day as they announced their opposition to any bill that doesn't undo a longstanding provision that has been interpreted to block the Centers for Disease
Control from conducting research on gun vi
Control from conducting
research on gun violence.
Instead, an official report that accompanies the
legislation notes that while it includes language to prohibit the CDC and other agencies from funding activities to advocate or promote
gun control, «the Secretary of Health and Human Services has stated the CDC has the authority to conduct
research on the causes of
gun violence».