Why gun violence research has been shut down for 20 years – The Washington Post

Analysis | Why gun violence research has been shut down for 20 years

The political positions taken up after the Las Vegas massacre are too familiar. Democratic leaders, such as U.S. senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), immediately called for new gun control measures. They say they want, at the very least, to close loopholes in the national firearm background check system.