Received this e-mail today from rep. Jacky Rosen’s (D. NV) U.S. Senate campaign:
Every day, more Americans become familiar with the heartbreak of losing a loved one to gun violence. After Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, I was witness to its devastating pain and trauma. It's past time we came together and took reasonable, commonsense steps to reduce this epidemic.
But did you know that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is banned from even conducting research on gun violence and its effects on public health? The Dickey Amendment is an archaic policy that's obstructing this vital research, and it's time for it to be repealed.
Congress won't take action to repeal this amendment unless it gets a strong message from the public. Sign our petition to tell Congress: Repeal the Dickey Amendment and allow the CDC to conduct gun violence research now!
Paving the way for this research will give us critical information on how to better prevent gun deaths. It will save lives.
So please, take action today and sign our petition to repeal the Dickey Amendment.
Thank you for speaking out,
Jacky
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