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From the Seattle Times <\/a><\/p>\n

The first step to reducing gun violence is understanding it \u2014 and its causes. Lawmakers should support potentially lifesaving research by passing SB 6288<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, would establish a\u00a0state office<\/a>\u00a0to coordinate and promote state and local efforts to reduce firearm violence. The office would work with law enforcement, county prosecutors, researchers and public-health agencies to track gun-related deaths and injuries and identify effective interventions. It would oversee a\u00a0grant program to advance evidence-based efforts to reduce gun violence and save lives.<\/p>\n

This should not be a controversial proposal, freighted with Second Amendment tit-for-tat arguments. Rather, the approach is in alignment with the American College of Surgeons\u2019\u00a0recommendations<\/a>\u00a0to tackle firearm injury, death and disability as a public-health crisis rather than a divisive political problem. It would yield valuable information to help policymakers and the public find common ground.<\/p>\n

Opponents say the bill is driven by gun-control advocates\u2019 political agenda \u2014 their concerns mimicking the slippery-slope arguments that helped stifle federally funded gun-violence research for two decades. In fact, more research and greater access to data can help eliminate misguided and ineffective gun-control legislation by helping decision-makers create targeted policies, support violence reduction programs that work and craft legislative proposals based on more than an educated guess.<\/p>\n

This is happening on a small scale, through local efforts such as King County\u2019s\u00a0Shots Fired project<\/a>, which collects and standardizes data from more than a half-dozen law enforcement agencies to create a clearer picture of the number and types of shooting incidents. Last year, the state awarded a $1 million grant to\u00a0Harborview Injury and Prevention Research Center<\/a>\u00a0to fund\u00a0gun-violence research<\/a>. It was the state\u2019s\u00a0first meaningful investment<\/a>\u00a0in this vital inquiry in a decade. Expanding the breadth and scope of inquiry only makes sense.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers are considering a number of firearm-related bills this session, including two that would ban high-capacity magazines.<\/p>\n

SB 6077<\/a>, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue, and\u00a0HB 2240<\/a>, sponsored by Seattle Democrat Rep. Javier Valdez, would restrict firearm ammunition magazines to 10 bullets or less. Nine other states have limited magazine capacity to 15 or, more commonly, 10 rounds.<\/p>\n

This is a reasonable restriction that would not interfere with legitimate uses of firearms. Legislators should usher the bills into law.<\/p>\n

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The Seattle Times editorial board\u00a0<\/span>members are editorial page editor Kate Riley, Frank A. Blethen, Brier Dudley, Jennifer Hemmingsen, Mark Higgins, Derrick Nunnally and William K. Blethen (emeritus).<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the Seattle Times The first step to reducing gun violence is understanding it \u2014 and its causes. Lawmakers should support potentially lifesaving research by passing SB 6288. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, would establish a\u00a0state office\u00a0to coordinate and promote state and local efforts to reduce firearm violence. The office would work with law enforcement, county prosecutors, researchers and public-health agencies to track gun-related deaths and injuries and identify effective interventions. It would oversee a\u00a0grant program to advance evidence-based efforts to reduce gun violence and save lives. 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