Nita Lowey: “The NRA arguments that the Centers of Disease Control research is "junk science" is, of course, specious. Does the NRA…”

“The NRA arguments that the Centers of Disease Control research is "junk science" is, of course, specious. Does the NRA know more about science than the New England Journal of Medicine? The NRA protestations that the research is duplicated elsewhere is spurious. Even the GAO disagrees. So what is the NRA afraid of? They are afraid that legitimate science will conclude that having a gun in the home is dangerous. They are afraid that consumers will learn that a gun in the home increases the chances of suicide and accidental deaths--particularly among children. Last year, I joined with my Republican friend Steve Horn in a bipartisan letter to restore these important CDC funds. I hope that this amendment will have similar bipartisan support. We need to prove to the American people that when the NRA says jump, Congress doesn't put on its gym shorts. Everyone--everyone except the extremists at the NRA--understands that this CDC research is necessary and objective. Let's show that we can rise above the paranoid rantings of the NRA to do something to make gun ownership a little bit more safe. Support this amendment.”