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Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

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8. "Hampered by an insufficient body of evidence:" Hard to believe given the...

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 02:04 PM

Apr 2016

...volume of documents and "research" done by foundations and the CDC up to the time the agency was restricted from promoting gun-control.

Perhaps the docs and medical people should expand their focus to include criminologists and others, lest they be accused of trying to crank out tax payer-funded political policy.

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Doctors, Nurses and Leaders Want to Restore Funding For Gun Violence Research [View all] SecularMotion Apr 2016 OP

I just want to carry my pistol into the hospital. ileus Apr 2016 #1

We know that cars kill people too and we still do reasearch into crashes... Human101948 Apr 2016 #2

New technology is constantly being introduced into vehicles and roadways GreydeeThos Apr 2016 #16

What is your biggest fear when visiting the hospital? stone space Apr 2016 #3

I visit every day from 8-4:30 ileus Apr 2016 #4

Feel free to leave the gun at home in a safe. stone space Apr 2016 #5

I do leave some at home in the safe, but the EDC ileus Apr 2016 #6

No thanks, I prefer to carry my M&P Shield when I'm out and about. n/t Waldorf Apr 2016 #10

research is still allowed, just not advocacy. gejohnston Apr 2016 #7

Funny how they all forget that 2013 study, personally ordered by President Obama DonP Apr 2016 #9

+1 DashOneBravo Apr 2016 #17

"Hampered by an insufficient body of evidence:" Hard to believe given the... Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #8

Doesn't Hemenway turn out sarisataka Apr 2016 #11

It's just hard to believe that people resent being told how they should feel discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #12

Do you ever feel ashamed of posting these factually misleading articles? beevul Apr 2016 #13

"Deliberately factually misleading"' Puha Ekapi Apr 2016 #14

I'm kinda glad he continues discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #15