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Thompson: Congress Should End Federal Ban on Gun Violence Research in Omnibus

Press Release

Date: Dec. 10, 2015
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Guns

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement calling on omnibus negotiators to end the 19-year-long ban on federal research into the causes and best ways to prevent gun violence:

"Doctors agree, medical professionals agree, even the author of the amendment agrees: it's time to do away with the Dickey Amendment and let our experts do what they do best -- conduct research that will save some lives. For nearly 20 years, experts at the CDC have been prohibited from reaching the causes and best ways to prevent gun violence. The omnibus bill gives us a chance to fix this. Republicans should listen to Jay Dickey himself who said, "Doing nothing is no longer an acceptable solution.'"

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