House Democrats on Thursday proposed spending federal dollars on “scientific research” to look at the “relationship between popular culture and gun violence” as part of the gun control package they plan to push.
Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats unveiled the package during a press conference at the House Democratic retreat in Leesburg, Va.
The intersection of popular culture and gun crimes should be studied in an effort to address “our culture’s glorification of violence seen and heard though our movie screens, television shows, music and video games,” according to a news release from the Democrats.
“Congress should fund scientific research on the relationship between popular culture and gun violence, while ensuring that parents have access to the information they need to make informed decisions about what their families watch, listen to, and play,” the release stated.