Doctors, Nurses and Leaders Want to Restore Funding For Gun Violence Research

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Congress was asked by a group of doctors and nurses to let the US Centers for Disease Control research gun violence as a national public health concern, something that it has not done for more than two decades.

Local community leaders and gunshot victims believe that the move could lead to a notable reduction in shootings. However, the Congress refused to spend on gun research.

The pressure is now on for local and national leaders to acknowledge gun violence the same way as the public health concerns do, according to WLKY.

Between 2003 and 2010, the majority of local gunshot victims are indigent, according to a research by UofL professor Dr. Bill Smock. That means taxpayers shoulders the bills.

http://www.counselheal.com/articles/22942/20160408/doctors-nurses-leaders-restore-funding-research-gun-violence.htm