Hopkins Report Calls for Tighter Gun Laws, Sparks Debate
A new report from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research recommends tightening gun control policies to save lives, but the ensuing debate and fierce criticism from gun rights advocates may well leave the research out of the national spotlight during the election season.
According to a report from News Medical last week, in the 100 days following the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., an estimated 3,035 Americans have died as a result of gun violence, meeting the national average of 30 lives per day.