CDC Studies Outbreak Of Gun Violence In Wilmington, Delaware

The New York Times (12/25, A20, Bidgood, Subscription Publication) reported on a study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on an outbreak of gun violence in Wilmington, DE. The Times said that shootings had gone up 45% between 2011 and 2013 and have remained stubbornly high.

The Times pointed out that researchers have called the study “a fairly rare look at gun violence by an agency that they say has been effectively limited for nearly two decades in pursuing that line of inquiry by its congressional appropriation.” The study concluded, “The majority of individuals involved in urban firearm violence are young men with substantial violence involvement preceding the more serious offense of a firearm crime.”

Related Links:

— “When Gun Violence Felt Like a Disease, a City in Delaware Turned to the C.D.C.,” Jesse Bidgood, , December 24, 2015.

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