A Republican U.S. Senator Just Introduced A Bill To Fund Mass Violence Research

A Republican senator from Georgia has introduced a bill to study what he calls “mass violence.” It would give a $300 million infusion to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s plan is to spend $75 million annually, for four years, to study the causes of what he calls “mass violence” and how to prevent it.

“Even as overall crime rates have gone down in recent years, we’ve seen an alarming increase in seemingly random mass violence,”said Isakson in a press release. “Americans are right to demand action from their elected leaders, and I’m tired of seeing Congress respond with partisan politics instead of real solutions.”