Republicans once again ban the study of gun violence

[Huey Grey]

Doing nothing seems to, once again, be the stock conservative answer to gun violence. How in the Hell are we going to solve this problem if we can't even research it?

"Despite an epidemic of mass shootings, House and Senate Republicans have kept in place a 17-year-old ban on using any government funds for research into lessening gun violence.

The recently released omnibus, a must-pass bill to keep the government funded, doubles down on a congressional ban on any money for the Centers for Disease Control to do research into why so many shootings keep happening, in spite of a push by House Democrats to strip it out.

“The inclusion of this rider is outrageous. 30-plus people are being killed every day by someone using a gun, and House Republicans refuse to even take the most basic steps to help lesson this loss of life,” said Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.

“No one can offer one good reason to keep this ban in place. This rider has prohibited experts at the CDC from reaching the causes and best ways to prevent gun violence for nearly 20 years. The omnibus bill gave us a chance to fix that, but once again Republicans refused to simply get out of the way and let our experts do what they do best — conduct research that will save some lives.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol...-fund-gun-violence-research-article-1.2467781

 

[IACub]

“No one can offer one good reason to keep this ban in place."

Well, at least not one they'd admit to.

 

[Huey Grey]

Well, at least not one they'd admit to.

Only in the Republican playbook is ignorance a reason.

 

[BelemNole]

Cowards, one and all.

 

[IACub]

If there was a scientific study proving that current gun laws led to thousands of deaths, the right wing wouldn't believe it anyway, so what's the point?

 

[KitingHigh]

Bullshit. There is a ban on advocating gun control by using government funds, which the CDC was caught red handed doing. There is not now, never was there a ban on research. Claiming there is, is lying.

 

[Huey Grey]

Bullshit. There is a ban on advocating gun control by using government funds, which the CDC was caught red handed doing. There is not now, never was there a ban on research. Claiming there is, is lying.

Private research? No. Public research? You better believe the GOP will do everything in their power to squash information.

 

[TexMichFan]

Why is a study needed?

The left and right have already made up their minds and have all kinds of stats to back up their views.

The science is settled on this issue.

 

[naturalmwa]

How about we ban the study of all violance? Now the world is safe. Close up our military bases and declare the war on terror won.

 

[Huey Grey]

Why study anything? If almost 20 years of banning the public study of gun violence is good enough, surely we don't need to worry about studying disease, the economy, or even how to take out ISIS. Just look up stats on google. Problem solved.

 

[sijoint]

Why study anything? If almost 20 years of banning the public study of gun violence is good enough, surely we don't need to worry about studying disease, the economy, or even how to take out ISIS. Just look up stats on google. Problem solved.

Yeah, why do we need studies....you have the answers to everthing. A common trait of liberals. Why doesn't anyone listen to you?

 

[Gimmered]

Private research? No. Public research? You better believe the GOP will do everything in their power to squash information.

Or we could use the data that the FBI already has. Gun violence is a effin crime, not a disease.

 

[86Hawkeye]

Bullshit. There is a ban on advocating gun control by using government funds, which the CDC was caught red handed doing. There is not now, never was there a ban on research. Claiming there is, is lying.

Shocking that liberals would lie.

 

[86Hawkeye]

How about we ban the study of all violance? Now the world is safe. Close up our military bases and declare the war on terror won.

Obama already said the war terror was over.

 

[LuckyNed]

Doing nothing seems to, once again, be the stock conservative answer to gun violence. How in the Hell are we going to solve this problem if we can't even research it?

"Despite an epidemic of mass shootings, House and Senate Republicans have kept in place a 17-year-old ban on using any government funds for research into lessening gun violence.

The recently released omnibus, a must-pass bill to keep the government funded, doubles down on a congressional ban on any money for the Centers for Disease Control to do research into why so many shootings keep happening, in spite of a push by House Democrats to strip it out.

“The inclusion of this rider is outrageous. 30-plus people are being killed every day by someone using a gun, and House Republicans refuse to even take the most basic steps to help lesson this loss of life,” said Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.

“No one can offer one good reason to keep this ban in place. This rider has prohibited experts at the CDC from reaching the causes and best ways to prevent gun violence for nearly 20 years. The omnibus bill gave us a chance to fix that, but once again Republicans refused to simply get out of the way and let our experts do what they do best — conduct research that will save some lives.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol...-fund-gun-violence-research-article-1.2467781

Skip the study, the problem is not guns.

Your Welcome

 

[moral_victory]

Obama already said the war terror was over.

Citation needed for the end of war on terror announcement.

 

[ottumwan in tx]

since guns don't wake up and put on their pants and then get in the car and go drive around looking for places to do violence: then it's impossible to study gun violence.

 

[naturalmwa]

Obama already said the war terror was over.

Cool, did we win?

 

[LuckyNed]

Cool, did we win?

Berries states ISIS is contained but if I were you I'd ask some Americans in San Bernadino what they think.

 

[naturalmwa]

Berries states ISIS is contained but if I were you I'd ask some Americans in San Bernadino what they think.

We decided not to study that event. It was just work place violence, nothing to see there.

 

[LuckyNed]

We decided not to study that event. It was just work place violence, nothing to see there.

Great! No need then for the usual liberal panty wad circle jerk on gun control!

Thanks for the update.

 

[naturalmwa]

Great! No need then for the usual liberal panty wad circle jerk on gun control!

Thanks for the update.

That's what the tread is all about. But wouldn't you miss the lib panty wad jerk off? Cons always win the argument, I would think it would be fun for you.

 

[LuckyNed]

That's what the tread is all about. But wouldn't you miss the lib panty wad jerk off? Cons always win the argument, I would think it would be fun for you.

Watching liberals cry and wail like babies over knee jerk issues is funny but sad at the same time. Sad because they are so misguided.

 

[naturalmwa]

Watching liberals cry and wail like babies over knee jerk issues is funny but sad at the same time. Sad because they are so misguided.

I see you have a heart. That will cost you.

 

[IMCC965]

How many BILLIONS of dollars would the govt' spend to show that guns don't commit violence, people do.

Wait….I already know that.