Skip to Main Content

NOTICE
MyAANS, password-protected resources, and purchases are currently experiencing issues and are unavailable. We are working to get this fixed as soon as possible.

Neurosurgery Supports Firearms Safety Research

On Feb. 16, the AANS, the CNS, the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care and the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery endorsed legislation introduced in the House and Senate to fund firearms safety and injury prevention research. Introduced by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act (H.R. 825/S. 281) would authorize $50 million in funding each fiscal year for the next five years for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study firearm safety and injury prevention.