Gun Control Now

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The frequency of mass shootings steadily declined throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, then increased dramatically worldwide. Humanity does not need more thoughts and prayers, or moments of silence. we want gun control. Assaults riffles are used for mass murders.

Despite serious concerns about gun violence on public health, US Congress has prohibited the Centers for Disease Control CDC from conducting research that advocates in favor of gun control. The CDC has interpreted this ban to extend to all research on gun violence prevention, and so has not funded any research on this subject since 1996. When will this trend finally stop?

Congressional meetings as well as those at the White House for freewheeling discussions on how to reduce gun violence get nothing done. Therefore the new Congress must act in January before more Americans are killed.

#USA gun violence results in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries annually. In 2013, there were 73,505 nonfatal firearm injuries 23.2 injuries per 100,000 persons and 33,636 deaths due to "injury by firearms" 10.6 deaths per 100,000 persons.

A Court Blocked A Law That Would Have Outlawed The High-Capacity Magazine Used By The Thousand Oaks Shooter https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiarosenbaum/thousand-oaks-sho…

Medical professionals share images of gun violence, slamming the NRA's Stay in Your Lane nonsense https://www.dailykos.com/story/2018/11/13/1812513/-Medical-professional…

Doctors sharing bloody photos after being told by NRA to "stay in their lane" http://hill.cm/s2ZqLsy pic.twitter.com/zQJTxsZkWc

King James spoke at length about gun violence in America following a game in which the Lakers honored the victims of the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California. LeBron James speaks out about gun violence in America after Thousand Oaks mass shooting https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2018/11/11/lebron-james-speak…

Worldwide gun deaths reach 250,000 yearly; the U.S. ranks high http://www.nydailynews.com/featured/sns-worldwide-gun-deaths-reach-250-…