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Your comment comes off as if people hadn't thought to do this before. The center for disease control is legally prohibited from doing so thanks due to lobbying
by hobs 7y ago
Your comment comes off as if people hadn't thought to do this before.
The center for disease control is legally prohibited from doing so thanks due to lobbying from the National Rifle Association - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickey_Amendment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickey_Amendment
- treyfitty 7y agoNot quite true, and as the link you posted highlights, they are prohibited in using tax funds to advocate for or against gun control. They’re empowered to do studies, but they must not use tax dollars earmarked for specific initiatives.
- Loughla 7y agoIf I'm not mistaken, the federal government in all of its forms has chosen to call even studying gun violence as a step in the process of advocating for or against gun control. I feel like NPR did a story about that last year, but I can't find anything about it. Am I imagining this happened.
- homonculus1 7y agoThis is an oft-repeated falsehood. The Dickey Amendment was a response to the CDC's openly-stated intent to create a stigma against firearms in the public view. Running PR to foment disgust against people who exercise a constitutionally-protected right is not proper behavior for a government agency. The Dickey Amendment's scope is limited to this and does not prevent research of any kind. Please note that the quote in your linked article is actually the full text of the amendment: "Provided further, That none of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control." (Emphasis mine) https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3610/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3610...