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    How The NRA Worked To Stifle Gun Violence Research

    For decades, the NRA pushed legislation designed to stifle the study and spread of information about the causes of gun violence. Now some researchers are calling for a resumption of that research.
    by Samantha Raphelson Apr 05, 2018 3 minutes

    The growing momentum for tighter gun control following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Fla., is highlighting the National Rifle Association's history of aggressively confronting challenges to what it regards as Second Amendment rights.

    Federal limits on both research into gun violence and the release of data about guns used in crimes are powerful reminders of the gun lobbying group's advantages over gun control activists. For decades, the NRA pushed legislation designed to stifle the study and spread of information about

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