Blumstein Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee

Alfred Blumstein, J. Erik Jonsson University Professor of Urban Systems and Operations Research and former Dean of the Heinz School, testifed before a Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2003, questioning the effectiveness of a new initiative to step up gun crime prosecution.

"We are still woefully ignorant of the mix of factors contributing to gun violence and how that mix varies across locality," Professor Blumstein said. "We're getting the low-hanging fruit," the professor said. "The other piece of the puzzle we're not really touching on is the whole gun distribution network."