Congress Bans Studying Gun Violence, AGAIN!

[liberalnarb]

[NoMoreRepugs]

1. was a bill defeated by vote or simply killed in committee?

plz excuse my ignorance....

[3catwoman3]

2. Dammit all to hell.

This is just wrong.

[zebonaut]

3. Republicans: More Worthless than you even thought

[99th_Monkey]

4. Why does the CDC need congress's permission to study something?

[auntpurl]

5. The ban on studying gun violence was built into the CDC's budget 20 years ago

[liberalnarb]

7. Disgusting

[auntpurl]

9. Well, quite.

[99th_Monkey]

8. Ugh ... nt

[auntpurl]

10. Exactly.

[zebonaut]

6. Because it would Shatter their Myths; and it's comforting to "believe".....

[red dog 1]

11. These Congressional Republican leaders disgust me!

They deserve to have Donald J. Trump as their presidential nominee.

[Photographer]

12. k&r

[IronLionZion]

13. It's dangerous to study things?

What are they worried they'll find in the study? that guns are bad for public health?

This is so dumb. The studies could also help in other ways like spotting patterns to look for in background checks. Or data to help guide our lawmakers make more relevant and sensible laws.

They are clearly worried the results will show something they don't want.

The AMA or Pew or some non-government organization should collect data to study it and be outside the control of the NRA.

Johns Hopkins tries to study it http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/johns-hopkins-center-for-gun-policy-and-research/

And Michael Bloomberg's group: http://everytown.org/

[Behind the Aegis]

14. Did anyone think this was REALLY going to happen?!

A school full of CHILDREN were shot up and that didn't even get them to sit down and talk. These are the same people who constantly bray, "Won't somebody pleeeeeease think of the children!" Do you (general usage) honestly think a club full of dead gay people is going to get them off their asses?!