Assignment Problem: Winkler et al 2020 describes how our understanding of gun violence in the US has been limited by a ban on NIH funded firearm research, and that there are provisions for CDC & NIH funding signed into law in the 2020 US federal budget. The Santaella-Tenorio et al 2016 reading for this case study describes an analysis of global research on firearms across 110 countries. What are your thoughts on how these limitations in the US impacted public health knowledge in the field of firearm injuries and mortality? Do you think this limitation on firearm outcome research is justified? When is it appropriate to set limitations on public health research? What can researchers do to move forward, in light of these restrictions?