A UC Davis firearms research center won a victory in state appeals court when the court ruled that the center could use personal information California had gathered on gun owners. (Association of Health Care Journalists, December 21, 2023, by Kaitlin Washburn)
A 2021 law allowed the state to share gun information so long as the identities of gun owners remained private. Gun owners sued arguing that the sharing of the information violated their privacy rights. (The Associated Press, November 21, 2023, by Tran Nguyen)
The center’s director said, “The court’s decision is an important victory for science. It reaffirms the value of objective evidence in understanding and intervening on important health problems, firearm violence among them.” (The San Diego Union Tribune, November 21, 2023, by Kristina Davis)