Call to Congress: the Need for More Research on Gun Control

As I've posted statistics and links to research on gun violence, a few people keep asking me why there isn't more information on specific indicators and variances between things like socioeconomic status, etc. 

The answer is now clear for me: the gun lobby has had Congress and state legislatures pass legislation that prevents research into the impact of gun ownership and possession on issues of crime, injury and death.

A small minor correction, really: the research can be funded only if it won't lead to advocating for gun regulations. So if your research will show that greater gun ownership is good for health, then you can be funded. If it shows that we need gun regulation, such research endangers the funding of entire institutions.

This strangling effect on our research prevents a more thorough and honest discussion about our available policy choices. 

Why? Perhaps because so far the evidence is conclusive: more guns equals more homicides. 

It's time for Congress to free up our researchers and allow for clearer policy discussions.