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A major problem with gun death research is the Dickey amendment passed in 1996. The CDC isn't allowed to use any of its funding to "advocate for gun control" (aka study gun related violence). That is a major source of unbiased funding available for such research. In the absence of that funding you're bound to get half-assed partisan studies paid for by gun-haters and the gun companies themselves.
Secondly, I think trying to compare the US to the Phillipines or Russia renders your study bunk right out of the gate. If you're going to be honest compare the United States to similar countries.
Secondly, I think trying to compare the US to the Phillipines or Russia renders your study bunk right out of the gate. If you're going to be honest compare the United States to similar countries.