Mark Small

Number of ppl shot by someone acting in self-defense? Number of ppl shot while they fought against government tyranny? Accidental shootings? We should know more, but we are prevented in that. 7/17

W/nearly 40K deaths/year related to a specific thing, we should expect health-related studies. In 2017 approximately sixty percent (60%) of gun deaths were suicides (23,854) Hey! There is a statistic!). Any such studies have been blocked, effectively, by the NRA. 8/17

Under the Dickey Amendment, CDC is prohibited from advocating or promoting gun control. Since 1996, even after Sandy Hook, CDC has not funded any studies on gun violence and prevention. 9/17

If ignorance is bliss, NRA wants us to be in Nirvana. The Tiahrt Amendments ban “trace data” collected by the ATF from release for use by cities, states, researchers, litigants, and members of the public. 10/17

If we could trace guns from source - via burglaries & thefts of guns, or from gun shows - to gun deaths, we might be able to address how to reduce numbers deaths. Lincoln said, “Let the People know the cats and the country will be safe.” 11/17

I would love to debate these matters. I have accepted invitations to debate a couple of my opponents (Beckwith, Abernathy). Beckwith even said sure, but neither ultimately replied. 12/17

One of powers of Congress: “To promote the Progress of Science...” U.S. Const. Art. 1, sec 8. The Dickey and Tiahrt amendments would seem to run counter to The Constitution. No other advanced countries experience our numbers of deaths by guns. 13/17

Gun nuts say numbers do not mean anything. But only by peer review studies may we know this w/reasonable degree of probability. In yesterday’s demonstrations, where was government oppression of the people with assault rifles? 14/17