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Government-Funded UC Berkeley Gun Show Study Claims Link to Gun Injuries, Critics Dispute

Study purports to show big spike in gun-related injuries in California communities near Nevada gun shows, critics question basic methodology BY: Susan Crabtree and Stephen Gutowski A new study purporting to show Nevada gun shows are responsible for an increase in firearm-related deaths and injuries in nearby California was criticized as “poorly done” on Tuesday. The University of California at Berkeley study, funded in part with money from a $2.3 million National Institutes of Health grant and released on Monday, found a 70 percent spike in deaths and injuries from firearms in California communities within one- to two-hour driving distances… View Article