Perhaps only a government bureaucrat could fathom why — given a growing measles outbreak, Ebola fears and influenza du jour — the country’s top research scientists would now want to study guns. Yet it appears the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be considering researching guns and “gun violence,” according to a trial balloon-type story published earlier this week in the Washington Post, which discusses the CDC’s desire and fears of firearms research My newspaper ran the story in our health section.
The story reveals that the CDC has operated under a self-imposed ban on “gun violence” research since 1996, when the …read more
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