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The Dickey Amendment on Federal Funding for Research on Gun Violence: A Legal Dissection

2018; American Public Health Association; Volume: 108; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2105/ajph.2018.304450

1541-0048

Allen Rostron,

Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

An editorial is presented which addresses America's Dickey Amendment which deals with funding for gun violence research, and it mentions the U.S. Congress' passage of an omnibus spending bill in March 2018, as well as information about the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) and CDC grant guidelines are examined, along with the use of federal funding to support research on gun violence in the U.S.