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Although the CDC was one of the first government agencies to study gun related data, in 1996 the Dickey Amendment, passed with the support of the National Rifle Association of America, states "none of the funds available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun ...
The Dickey Amendment is a provision first inserted as a rider into the 1997 omnibus spending bill of the United States federal government that mandated that "none of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may be used to advocate or promote gun control."
Gun suicide rate by state (2021) [5] Gun homicide rate by state (2021) [5] Gun death rate by county (2023) [8] Data are from the CDC and are for the year 2021. [5] Rates are per 100,000 inhabitants. Gun ownership estimates are from the RAND Corporation. [9]
English: Chart showing gun death rates in US states as a function of gun regulation index for those states Source: Sharkey, Patrick; Kang, Megan (November 2023). "The Era of Progress on Gun Mortality: State Gun Regulations and Gun Deaths from 1991 to 2016".
There is considerable dispute over the effectiveness of such "gun-free zones". Opponents of such measures, such as OpenCarry.org, state that, much like other malum prohibitum laws banning gun-related practices, only law-abiding individuals will heed the signage and disarm. Individuals or groups intent on committing far more serious crimes, such ...
The CDC released a statement warning of the potential for a “tripledemic”—in which cases of Covid, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) all peak at the same time—in mid ...
She previously served as the acting Principal Deputy Director (2021-2023) and the Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (2014-2021). Dr. Houry is responsible for establishing, strengthening, and maintaining collaboration and coordination across CDC’s national centers including infectious diseases, chronic disease ...
The CDC issues recommendations, not mandates. In New York State, the list of required immunizations is set by state law. Any change -- including adding the COVID-19 shot to the mandatory list ...