This major new report on gun deaths should shock us all

[fleur-de-lisa]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/03/02/this-major-new-report-on-gun-deaths-should-shock-and-anger-us-all/?utm_term=.4119042fd01e

The new report from Rand reveals what a depraved dereliction of responsibility doing nothing yet again will really amount to. The report represents a serious effort to fill huge holes in our empirical knowledge about gun policy — holes that are there by choice, in part because Congress has badly underfunded research and data collection on the topic. The Rand report undertook a comprehensive review of an enormous amount of recent studies on more than a dozen gun policies — then whittled that down to around five dozen that passed its methodological standards, and summarized the conclusions.

The key findings, for purposes of the current debate, are as follows:

There is credible evidence that policies implementing background checks do reduce firearm homicides and suicides, and there is reason to believe expanding these checks would have a similar effect.

There is credible evidence that gun prohibitions associated with mental illness reduce firearm violence (though there’s more limited evidence that they reduce firearm suicides).

There is more solid evidence that child-safety measures reduce unintentional injuries and deaths.

Rand did find that the evidence on the efficacy of other policies — such as bans on assault-style weapons and raising the minimum age for purchases — is inconclusive.

But, while that last point will draw a lot of attention and spin, the report actually confirms that this conclusion reflects the lack of quality research on gun violence, which itself bolsters the case for more action, in the form of greater investments in more research and data collection.

Indeed, the report importantly concludes that there has been a shocking dearth in funding on those fronts, compared with research funding for other leading causes of deaths in the United States.

[malaise]

1. K & R

Important

[Wounded Bear]

2. K & R...for visibility...nt

[hunter]

3. Congress hasn't "badly underfunded research and data collection..."

... they've deliberately impeded it.

Our nation is held hostage by gun manufacturers and the gun fetishists they cater too.

[Kirk Lover]

6. If the American people knew that they were banning research on guns I can't imagine that

would go over well.

[hunter]

7. Here...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/04/gun-violence-research-has-been-shut-down-for-20-years/?utm_term=.209987638ce8

[yonder]

12. thanks for the link

[Dustlawyer]

14. They made it illegal for the government to study!

[spanone]

4. K&R...

[dalton99a]

5. Kick

[sl8]

8. K&R, link

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Rand's Gun Policy in America
https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html

[blake2012]

9. K&R. Share far and wide. I have more stats I'm digging into

One that is of great interest is showing the homicide rate per 100,000 population in the US is much higher than UK and other countries almost exclusively due to deaths with firearms as weapon.

I'm also looking at 2015 data showing the 1,3 and3 causes of death for kids and young adults aged 10 to 24 are:

1)Accidents (Unintentional Injury)
2)Suicide
3)Homicide

Working on the numbers now as to how many accidents/suicide/homicide in this group are due to guns vs. all other causes

[fleur-de-lisa]

10. Wow! Good on you!

[niyad]

11. and yet, I listened to meghan mccain yesterday whining about how the nra and 2a supporters

are being vilified and crucified, made the scapegoats. ummm, meggie?? that's because you and your gunhumper friends ARE a problem.

[keithbvadu2]

13. How many children are killed by non-police AR-15s vs bad guys killed by non-police AR-15s?

How many children are killed by non-police AR-15s vs bad guys killed by non-police AR-15s?

[usaf-vet]

15. Gun nuts (NRA) know what real data will show.

That's why they buy congress members to block any attempt to gather that data on a national level. The US public is being duped and ignored when it come to gun violence.

The obvious position of the GOP is to deny ANY science thus giving them cover on many fronts. Especially with the poorly informed or the purposely misinformed audience supporting the GOP sycophants.