NSSF Poll: 'Gun Violence' Not a Public Health Issue
An overwhelming majority of Americans agree that the misuse of guns in violent crimes is a matter for the criminal justice system, not a public health issue. They also believe that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) should not spend resources on the study of "gun violence" but instead should concentrate on viruses and disease. These findings are among the results of a national scientific poll commissioned by the National Shooting Sports Foundation to determine whether adults share the view of some gun control organizations and activists that the use of guns in crime, for which they use the short-hand "gun violence," is a public health issue. Now we have an answer and it is a resounding "no." Read the Townhall.com story.