Democrats push to restart CDC funding for gun violence research

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Published May 22, 2014 3:49pm ET
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Democrats push to restart CDC funding for gun violence research
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., will introduce legislation that would give the CDC $10 million a year "for the purpose of conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention." (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) | Lauren Victoria Burke

Two Congressional Democrats are unveiling legislation this morning that would restart the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s gun violence research efforts.

Since 1996, when a small CDC-funded study on the risks of owning a firearmignited opposition from Republicans, the CDC’s budget for research on firearms injuries has shrunk to zero.

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