Podcasts about dickey amendment

What happens when two people on opposite sides of a heated debate come together? Mark Rosenberg, a gun violence research advocate and former CDC official, and the late Congressman Jay Dickey, a staunch NRA supporter, were once bitter enemies. Their clash over the Dickey Amendment, which halted federal funding for gun violence research, seemed insurmountable. Yet, through a series of candid conversations and shared personal experiences, they discovered common ground and mutual respect. This Uncomfy conversation was adapted from a recent episode we did on gun violence over on our other podcast, Top of Mind with Julie Rose, which you can check out here: https://www.byuradio.org/2ca1d0ad-385b-45f8-91ec-a88a2474c347/top-of-mind-with-julie-rose-what-a-surprising-friendship-can-teach-us-about-gun-violence-in-america Related Links Rosenberg/Dickey op-ed 2012 - https://web.archive.org/web/20120801190312/https:/www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-wont-know-the-cause-of-gun-violence-until-we-look-for-it/2012/07/27/gJQAPfenEX_print.html Rosenberg/Dickey op-ed 2015 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/time-for-collaboration-on-gun-research/2015/12/25/f989cd1a-a819-11e5-bff5-905b92f5f94b_story.html 1993 CDC-funded study that prompted the Dickey Amendment - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199310073291506 Follow us on social media! Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheUncomfyPod/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/uncomfy.podcast/ Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theuncomfypodcast Threads - https://www.threads.net/@uncomfy.podcast CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Meet Mark Rosenberg 01:24 The Feud with Congressman Jay Dickey 02:53 An Unexpected Meeting 04:40 Building an Unlikely Friendship 10:38 Lessons Learned and Shared 16:08 A Call for Unity and Hope 17:53 Conclusion and Further Listening

On this episode of the podcast, Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, dives into the impact of the Dickey Amendment — a measure that once prevented taxpayer dollars from funding gun control advocacy. He explains how the 2018 clarification opened the door for politicized research aimed at pushing gun confiscation and background checks.Additionally, Pratt criticized the Biden Administration for deliberately omitting self-defense statistics that showcase the benefits of lawful gun ownership. He shares compelling data on the effectiveness of concealed carriers, highlighting a study showing they stop active shooters 51.5% of the time, outperforming law enforcements 44.6%. Furthermore, Pratt makes the case for defunding the ATF, dismantling its firearm registry and urges listeners to act by using social media and direct outreach to hold lawmakers accountable.You can learn more about Gun Owners of America by visiting their website: GunOwners.org. You can also follow their great work on X (formerly Twitter) by searching for their handles: @ErichMPratt or @GunOwnersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Tanya Zakrison, MD, PhD, Professor of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and Director of Critical Trauma Research at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Her work focuses on the connection between interpersonal trauma, critical race theory and racial capitalism. In this podcast, Dr. Zakrison shares how her personal experiences in young adulthood helped her make connections between violence experienced in the United States and global patterns of violence resulting from capitalism and colonial histories. She describes how structural, cultural and social violence causes the trauma-based violence we experience locally, nationally and globally. She describes the incessant gun violence in the U.S., especially affecting schoolchildren, as a critical problem that requires attention beyond making arrests and treating the physical wounds of the victims. Dr. Zakrison points out how we have normalized abnormality in the U.S. through the culture of individualism and social violence. She introduces the concept of “hate” as a public health disease and discusses the importance of deep understanding of history as a means to disrupt cycles of hate. In this broad-ranging discussion, we also explore the importance of medical-legal partnerships and their role in supporting victims of violence, framing them as one methodology for violence prevention as well.In discussing her work on firearm violence, Dr. Zakrison shared a poignant experience of being told as a scientist in the United States that she was not allowed to ask a particular question, highlighting the contrast between legislation such as the Dickey Amendment and our national ideals of freedom. She recommended building bridges of solidarity, joy, love and communal support systems to counteract the effects of discrimination, exclusion, and hate. At personal level, she encouraged us to use our power to help people develop their human potential so that we can all benefit from the genius that everyone holds inside themselves.Some of Dr. Zakrison's work can be found here:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28922206https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30484899/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35300858/Link to Practical Radicals: https://thenewpress.com/books/practical-radicals

It's the guns. Another day has passed and another deadly school shooting in America has destroyed families and communities – this time in Nashville, Tennessee. The NRA and GOP have violated the spirit of the law via revisionist history of the second amendment (2A). Instead of engaging in meaningful debate to address gun violence, Republicans have failed to acknowledge the need for common sense gun control. They have opted to enable school shooting after school shooting and mass shooting after mass shooting that is compounding on top of gun violence across the country by pumping up gun sales. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were meant to be living documents. This intellectual process requires genuine debate and rigorous research, but instead we get thoughts and prayers from leadership and “shall not be infringed” from rank and file. The NRA's reinterpretation of 2A and the GOP's adoption of it will continue leaving this country vulnerable to mass shootings until we break from the NRA's indoctrination and the GOP finds another mechanism to garner votes. The NRA sponsored GOP would rather children open carry guns than read books. Common Sense Gun Control (03:02), The Second Amendment (05:26), Revisionist History (08:18), Guns & Domestic Violence (12:32), Spirit of the Law (16:14), Gun Violence (23:12), The Dickey Amendment (33:42)

Across the United States, more than 100 people are killed and more than 200 are injured every day by firearms. As an emergency room doctor, Megan L. Ranney, M.D. M.P.H. F.A.C.E.P., has seen the impacts of this violence first hand. She discusses the basic epidemiology of firearm injury, explains the drivers behind them, and advocates for new, inclusive strategies for prevention. [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38251]

Across the United States, more than 100 people are killed and more than 200 are injured every day by firearms. As an emergency room doctor, Megan L. Ranney, M.D. M.P.H. F.A.C.E.P., has seen the impacts of this violence first hand. She discusses the basic epidemiology of firearm injury, explains the drivers behind them, and advocates for new, inclusive strategies for prevention. [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38251]

Across the United States, more than 100 people are killed and more than 200 are injured every day by firearms. As an emergency room doctor, Megan L. Ranney, M.D. M.P.H. F.A.C.E.P., has seen the impacts of this violence first hand. She discusses the basic epidemiology of firearm injury, explains the drivers behind them, and advocates for new, inclusive strategies for prevention. [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38251]

Across the United States, more than 100 people are killed and more than 200 are injured every day by firearms. As an emergency room doctor, Megan L. Ranney, M.D. M.P.H. F.A.C.E.P., has seen the impacts of this violence first hand. She discusses the basic epidemiology of firearm injury, explains the drivers behind them, and advocates for new, inclusive strategies for prevention. [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38251]

Across the United States, more than 100 people are killed and more than 200 are injured every day by firearms. As an emergency room doctor, Megan L. Ranney, M.D. M.P.H. F.A.C.E.P., has seen the impacts of this violence first hand. She discusses the basic epidemiology of firearm injury, explains the drivers behind them, and advocates for new, inclusive strategies for prevention. [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38251]

When Oregon Health & Science University's new gun research collaborative launched in May, it was the culmination of the research that director Kathleen Carlson had centered her career around. Since the late '90s, federally funded research was halted by what's known as the Dickey Amendment, but resumed under the Obama presidency after the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012. Carlson successfully applied for the first federally funded gun research grant since the ban was lifted. She says research is needed now more than ever, as injuries and deaths from firearms have been rising in Oregon and nationwide in the last several years. We talk with Carlson about the new center and her research focus moving forward.

"That was all the CDC needed to know, as in, don't mess with this subject anymore" Dr. Art Kellerman is Professor and Senior Vice President for Health Sciences  at Virginia Commonwealth University and CEO of VCU Health System. He also is a public health expert especially around the epidemiology and prevention of firearm-related violence and injuries. In 1993 Dr. Kellerman helped author "Gun Ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home", a paper which led to the Dickey Amendment and a slammed door on further gun violence and injury prevention research. Hearing his perspective and insight is absolutely fascinating. Click here for the archive of Explore The Space Podcast episodes discussing the gun violence epidemic in the United States The Explore The Space Merchandise Store is open! Please check it out Please subscribe to and rate Explore The Space on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download podcasts. Email feedback or ideas to mark@explorethespaceshow.com Check out the archive of Explore The Space Podcast as well as our Position Papers and much more! Follow on Twitter @ETSshow, Instagram @explorethespaceshow Sponsor: Elevate your expertise with Creighton University's Healthcare Executive Educational programming. Learn more about Creighton's Executive MBA and Executive Fellowship programs at www.creighton.edu/CHEE. Links: "Gun Ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home" https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199310073291506 Kellermann A, Rivara F. “Silencing the Science on Gun Research” JAMA, Feb 13, 2013 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1487470   Kellermann A. “Responding to Newtown” Health Affairs Forefront, Dec 21, 2012 https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20121221.026512/full/ Branas et al. Investigating the Link Between Gun Possession and Gun Assault AJPH, Nov 2009 https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2008.143099  Kellermann A. “Gunsmoke: Changing Public Attitudes Towards Smoking and Firearms” AJPH, June 1997 https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.87.6.910 

Gun Violence Is A Public Health Issue As illustrated by the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas this week, gun violence is a pervasive issue in the United States. The entire Science Friday team extends our condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy. One reason gun violence is so difficult to understand is that for a long time, there was a federal freeze on funding gun-violence research. That was due to the “Dickey Amendment” which was instated in 1996. This rule barred the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using funds to fund research into gun violence, with the reasoning that research into this area would “advocate or promote gun control.” The 2020 federal omnibus spending bill reinstated funding for this research for the first time in more than 20 years, opening up research into gun violence. This comes during a time where healthcare professionals, including pediatricians and epidemiologists, have elevated their voices to say that gun violence is a public health issue. Firearm-related injury is now the leading cause of death of children and adolescents in the United States. Joining guest host John Dankosky to discuss gun violence as a public health issue is Roxanne Khamsi, science writer based in Montreal, Quebec.   Don't Panic About Monkeypox Yet, Says Expert This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it was investigating five cases of purported monkeypox that had been found in the United States. This is a disease that's endemic to parts of central and west Africa, and is rarely seen outside of those regions. The small number of cases here in the U.S is unusual. Monkeypox can spread from person to person through skin-to-skin contact or respiratory droplets. Its most striking symptom is an active rash and lesions in the mouth, though can also present as flu-like and include fever, headache, and soreness. As we're still grappling with our COVID world, many people are concerned about this new illness. Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology at UCLA's School of Public Health in Los Angeles, California, joins guest host John Dankosky to explain what's going on with this wave.   Baby Formula 101: Feeding During A Shortage If you're the parent of a newborn, you've likely experienced how difficult it's gotten to find your little ones' favorite baby formula. In February, Abbott Nutrition, a major manufacturer of baby food and formula, shut down a factory in Michigan. This came after the FDA began investigating serious—and even fatal—bacterial infections in infants who were fed formula from the plant. This one factory produces around a quarter of the United States' baby formula, so closing it has left store shelves empty and parents scrambling to feed their babies. In a desperate state, many parents have resorted to switching their babies' formula, seeking out donated breast milk, and even making formula at home. Guest host John Dankosky speaks with Dr. Bridget Young, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Rochester and founder of Baby Formula Expert, about the makeup of baby formula, why it's so important, and how parents can safely feed babies during the ongoing shortage. Breast Milk Banks Are Struggling To Meet Demand The nationwide shortage of baby formula is also impacting Hoosier families. More than 40 percent of retailers across the country reported being out of formula stock during the first week of May, according to Datasembly, a firm that collects data from grocery stores and other retailers. The Milk Bank is an Indianapolis-based nonprofit that provides donated breast milk to babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and babies with medical needs who benefit from human milk. Advancement Director Jenna Streit said the organization is seeing an increase in requests from families desperate to feed their babies. Read more at sciencefriday.com.   Diving Into The Deep World Of Sharks Sharks are some of the longest-enduring residents of our planet—there were shark relatives in the oceans before Earth had trees, and before the planet Saturn got its rings. But now, many species of shark are threatened, mainly as a result of unsustainable fishing practices. Dr. David Shiffman, marine researcher and social media shark advocate, writes in his new book Why Sharks Matter: A Deep Dive with the World's Most Misunderstood Predator about people's fascination with sharks. He shares some amazing shark facts—did you know that Greenland sharks can live for 400 years, and some have been found with the remains of polar bears in their stomachs? Shiffman joins John Dankosky to share his shark lore, and to talk about the role of sharks in the ocean ecosystem, safety around sharks, threats to their survival, and what individuals can do to help protect these powerful, yet misunderstood, creatures.   Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.    

Sean Illing talks with firearms journalist Stephen Gutowski, founder of TheReload.com. They discuss the major barriers, principles, and blind spots on both sides of the largely stagnant national conversation on guns and gun control in the United States. The conversation touches on political, legal, and emotional arguments motivating both gun enthusiasts and gun opponents; the Dickey Amendment, and its effective twenty-year ban on federally-funded gun violence research, and whether or not guns are truly part of American identity. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), Interviews Writer, Vox Guest: Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski), firearms reporter and founder, TheReload.com References:  Global Firearms Holdings as of 2017 (Small Arms Survey; 2018) "Armed Resistance to Crime: The Prevalence and Nature of Self-Defense with a Gun" by Gary Kleck and Marc Gertz (Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, v. 86 (1); 1995) "The Contradictions of the Kleck Study" (Virginia Center for Public Safety) "More Guns Do Not Stop More Crimes, Evidence Shows" by Melinda Wenner (Scientific American; Oct. 1, 2017) "How The NRA Worked To Stifle Gun Violence Research" by Samantha Raphelson (NPR; Apr. 5, 2018) "The Dickey Amendment on Federal Funding for Research on Gun Violence: A Legal Dissection" by Allen Rostron (American Journal of Public Health, v. 108 (7); 2018) "Spending Bill Lets CDC Study Gun Violence; But Researchers Are Skeptical It Will Help" by Nell Greenfieldboyce (NPR; Mar. 23, 2018) District of Columbia v. Heller (U.S. Supreme Court, 554 US 570; 2008) "Gun rights are back at the Supreme Court for the first time in more than a decade" by Nina Totenberg (NPR; Nov. 3, 2021) Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by:  Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Like other forms of intimate partner violence, teen dating violence encompasses a wide range of abusive behavior, from physical violence to emotional abuse to sexual coercion. A 2019 study found that nearly 1.5 million young adults and teens in the US – that's one out of three young people – have experienced an abusive relationship before reaching adulthood. Access to firearms only increases the risk for teenagers, as intimate partner violence involving a firearm is twelve times more likely to result in a fatality than any other weapon. But while we know that in domestic violence situations involving adults that when an abusive partner has access to a firearm a domestic violence victim is five times more likely to be killed, we don't have statistics on the risk to young people, due in large part to a 1995 provision called the Dickey Amendment,  which prohibited the use of federal funds to advocate or promote "gun control."To honor Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and to bring attention to how we can all make one another safer,  hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by Dr. Annah Bender, assistant professor at University of Missouri–St. Louis', who is an expert on intimate partner violence, firearms access, and dealing with trauma. To get help specifically targeted to teens, you can contact the  national teen domestic violence support hotline at 1-866-331-9474 by texting LOVEIS to 22522 or by going online at  https://www.loveisrespect.org/ .You can also contact the national domestic violence hotline at 1-800-799-7233 by texting START to 88788 or by going online at  https://www.thehotline.org/. Mentioned in this podcast: Teen Dating Violence Prevention Resources for 2022 (NSVRC)Preventing Teen Dating Violence (CDC)Guns and Intimate Partner Violence among Adolescents: a Scoping Review (Journal of Family Violence)Teen Dating Violence Is an Indicator of Gun Violence (Teen Vogue) What Are Extreme Risk Laws (Brady) For more information on Brady, follow us on social media @Bradybuzz or visit our website at bradyunited.org.Full transcripts and bibliographies of this episode are available at bradyunited.org/podcast.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” CurbySpecial thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and BradySupport the show (https://www.bradyunited.org/donate)

President Joe Biden calls gun violence in America an “epidemic,” and some researchers are once again calling for a public health approach to the problem. Right now, there's a major shortage of knowledge about the prevalence of firearms, the explosion of injuries and fatalities surrounding them and the best ways to prevent or reduce the impact of gun violence.   In this episode of Dear Ohio, Curtis Jackson explores the Dickey Amendment, an obscure provision attached to the annual appropriations legislation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a quarter century. It prohibits the CDC from using federal funds to advocate for or promote gun control. Curtis talks to a northeast Ohio researcher about the challenge of a public health approach to gun violence. ​

It's an all American episode, complete with 3 dives! First we have a 9th Circuit ruling on Domino's Pizza to discuss, related to accessibility concerns with their app. Then, you know those horrible, unfunny, obnoxious Bud commercials with the knights and the king and all that? Turns out in addition to being terrible, they may also be potentially tortious! They made some very specific claims about MillerCoors beers using corn syrup in their beer they have gotten them into legal trouble. And finally, we round out this all-American ep with guns - a breakdown of the Dickey Amendment.

Since the passage of the Dickey Amendment in 1996, federal funding for gun violence research has been withheld from the CDC and other federal agencies that should be tasked with figuring out the origins and solutions to this problem. But while the US government has been locked in a political stalemate, other entities are stepping up in a new model for getting the job done.

  Show Notes Jack Rozel, MD, returns to the MDedge Psychcast to discuss gun violence and a new report from the National Council for Behavioral Health. In episodes 29 and 33, Dr. Rozel talked with Lorenzo Norris, MD, host of the MDedge Psychcast and editor in chief of MDedge Psychiatry, about this topic in the wake of the shooting last year at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.  Dr. Rozel is medical director of resolve Crisis Services at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh. He also is president-elect of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry and a member of the National Council. Dr. Rozel can be found on Twitter @ViolenceWonks. Later, Renee Kohanski, MD, discusses betrayal in the context of Erik Erikson’s conceptualization of trust vs. mistrust. Dr. Kohanski, a member of the MDedge Psychiatry Editorial Advisory Board, is a psychiatrist in private practice in Mystic, Conn. Show notes by Jacqueline Posada, MD, consultation-liaison psychiatry fellow with the Inova Fairfax Hospital/George Washington University program in Falls Church, Va.   Gun violence in the United States Mass violence with guns is a distinctly American problem occurring with greater frequency and severity in the United States, compared with other countries. The United States has a broad swath of firearm violence: Deaths by suicide account for 60% of gun deaths, and the remaining 40% are deaths by homicide. 1%-2% of homicides are completed in mass shootings, which are defined as an event in which a gunman indiscriminately shoots four or more people. Firearm homicides have been trending downward, while mass shootings have increased. Mass shootings might be influenced by media coverage; media exposure about mass shootings can incite possible perpetrators. Mass shootings are shown to cluster in ways similar to suicide contagion. Responses to mass shootings/violence The National Council for Behavioral Health addresses mass violence by releasing a new report: The report, called “Mass Violence in America: Causes, Impacts and Solutions,” was written by a group of 30 multidisciplinary experts, including Dr. Rozel. It was released in response to stigma and incorrect messages linking psychiatric diagnoses to mass violence. The report reviews models aimed at preventing violence and understanding threat assessment. Predicting violence and diffusing threats Pathway to violence is a model for predicting mass violence generated by data and analysis of violent acts by the Los Angeles Police Department, U.S. Capitol Police, U.S. Marshals Service, and the U.S. Secret Service. Grievances: Violence often starts with a grievance. Clinicians might be familiar with patients who are “grievance collectors” and do not get along with any person, whether at work, family, or society at large. The pivot: A transition from simply having a grievance to violent ideation and wanting vengeance through violence. Psychiatrists certainly will see people who express violent fantasies. Perpetrators of violence shift from fantasy into research about planning and preparing to attack. Clinicians want to identify the point at which people feel aggrieved and should become most concerned when these people begin to get certain fixations. Preparation: The person will start to acquire weapons and tactical clothing; probe into vulnerabilities of their targets, conduct “test attacks”; and eventually carry out the final attacks. Identification: The grievance stage is the most effective place to intervene, once the identification has been made, and potentially diffuse a violent outcome. The United States holds a unique position when it comes to gun ownership, violence The United States is one of the three countries in the world that allow citizen access to firearms in their constitutions. With 393 million civilian-held firearms, the United States has more civilian-owned firearms than the next 39 countries combined. India, which has 70 million civilian-held firearms, ranks No. 2. Regardless of what happens with gun control following each mass shooting, the guns already are out there in civilian hands. Behavioral health clinicians must talk with patients about firearms safety. A person living in the United States is 10 times more likely to die of firearm-related suicide and 25 times more likely to die of firearm-related homicide, compared with people living in other economically developed countries. Components of proposed legislation that could reduce gun violence: Increasing mental health access: Violent acts can be attenuated through access to mental health with anger-management classes and interventions at emotional regulation. Implementing universal background checks for gun purchases. Currently, this policy varies from state to state. Requiring a background check to obtain a concealed carry permit. Testing competency/shooting ability with guns before giving a permit. Increasing access to gun violence restraining orders, also called gun violence prevention orders. The restraining orders are aimed at temporarily stopping people who pose a threat to themselves or others by buying or possessing a firearm. The number needed to treat to prevent suicide with this type of restraining order is 11-20.  Education and research that could address the problem Research about the pathway to violence model and threat assessment can be used to create training for the array of professions that touch on violence – such as police, gun stores, teachers, and health care professionals. Training can focus on de-escalation and recognition of individuals at risk of perpetuating violence against themselves and others. Training for health care professionals should not be limited to just a psychiatry rotation, but also in emergency medicine and primary care, since gun violence affects patients within every field. Research into firearm violence prevention is incredibly underfunded, primarily because of the restrictions embedded in the Dickey Amendment. Named for the late Rep. Jay Dickey of Arkansas, the provision specifies that “none of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control.” This amendment remains a huge obstacle to any group seeking to research gun violence. References Lankford A. Do the media unintentionally make mass killers into celebrities? An assessment of free advertising and earned media value. Celebr Stud. 2018;9(3):340-54. Knoll IV JL and GD Annas. Mass shootings and mental illness. In: Gold LH and RI Simon (eds). Gun Violence and Mental Illness. Arlington, Va.: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2016. Silver J et al. Foreshadowing targeted violence: Assessing leakage of intent by public mass murderers. Aggress Violent Behav. 2018;38:94-100. Metzl JM and KT MacLeish. Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firearms. Am J Public Health. 2015;105(2):240-9. Swanson JW et al. Gun violence, mental illness, and laws that prohibit gun possession: Evidence from two Florida counties. Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 Jun 1;35(6):1067-75. Van Dorn R et al. Mental disorder and violence: is there a relationship beyond substance use? Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2012;47(3):487-503. Rahman T et al. Anders Breivik: extreme beliefs mistaken for psychosis. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2016;44(1):28-35. National Council for Behavioral Health. Mass violence in America: Causes, impacts, and solutions. 2019 Aug. Mass shooters and murderers: Motives and paths. National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health. Violence and aggression: Short-term management in mental health, health and community settings.2019 Apr 1. Betz ME and GJ Wintemute. Physician counseling on firearm safety: A new kind of cultural competence. JAMA. 2015;314(5):449-50. District of Columbia v. Heller (2008). Rostron A. The Dickey amendment on federal funding for research on gun violence: A legal dissection. Am J Public Health. 2018 Jul;108(7):865-7. “More research could help prevent gun violence in America.” Rand Review. 2018 Jul 10.   For more MDedge Podcasts, go to mdedge.com/podcasts Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com Interact with us on Twitter: @MDedgePsych    

Andrew Branca is a lifelong NRA member, a lawyer who consults on self-defence law and the author of The Law of Self Defense: The Indispensable Guide to the Armed Citizen. During our discussion, I metioned the Dickey Amendment, which forbids the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from advocating or promoting gun control, but has widely … Continue reading "CO118 Andrew Branca on Gun Law"

Andrew Branca is a lifelong NRA member, a lawyer who consults on self-defence law and the author of The Law of Self Defense: The Indispensable Guide to the Armed Citizen. During our discussion, I metioned the Dickey Amendment, which forbids the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from advocating or promoting gun control, but has widely … Continue reading "CO118 Andrew Branca on Gun Law"

More than 20 years ago, Congress passed the so-called Dickey Amendment, forbidding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from spending federal dollars to advocate for gun control. Researchers say that had a chilling effect and left a gap in both our knowledge of what causes gun violence and our ability to combat it.

The guys discuss their right to bare arms and a little thing called the Dickey Amendment.  

This week, we have several guests. Joining us now are members of the HMS center for primary care student leadership committee, Galina Gheihman, Megan Townsend, and Andreas Mitchell. With the recent national focus on gun violence, the leadership council decided to hold an op-ed contest on the issue of gun violence. They are joining us today to talk about the contest with the winner, Mike Rose, and the students’ work on this important public health issue, and opportunities for advocacy as health professionals. Take a moment to read Mike’s winning op-ed, Do we love ducks more than we love children? Be sure to tune in next week to hear from Dr. Mark Rosenberg about his time as Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, his thoughts on the Dickey Amendment, and his unlikely friendship with Congressman Jay Dickey. If you enjoy the show, please rate, review & subscribe to us wherever you listen, it helps others find the show, and share us on social media and with our friends and colleagues. We’d love to hear feedback and suggestions, so you can tweet at us @RoSpodcast or @HMSPrimaryCare or drop me a line at contact@rospod.org.

For the second show in our series about gun violence, we are joined by Dr. Mark Rosenberg. Dr. Rosenberg worked for many years at the CDC, and helped to found the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, or the NCIPC, and was it’s first permanent director in 1994. He oversaw the agency during the now-notorious hearings about findings of firearms research that at the time was funded by the NCIPC, and the later passage of the Dickey Amendment in 1996, which prevented the CDC from using funding to advocate or promote gun control. He tells us all about that time in his life, and his later surprising friendship with his foe at that time, Arkansas Congressman Jay Dickey.Dr. Rosenberg is now the president and CEO of the Task Force for Global Health. You can find the op-ed that Dr. Rosenberg wrote with Jay Dicky calling for restoration of funding specifically to examine gun violence research here. Last week, we spoke with student leaders who organized an op-ed writing contest for health professionals students on gun violence, and talked about advocacy as health professionals and with the winner of the contest, Mike Rose. Go back in your feed to hear that show. If you enjoy the show, please rate, review & subscribe to us wherever you listen, it helps others find the show, and share us on social media and with our friends and colleagues. We’d love to hear feedback and suggestions, so you can tweet at us @RoSpodcast or @HMSPrimaryCare or drop me a line at contact@rospod.org.

For the second show in our series about gun violence, we are joined by Dr. Mark Rosenberg. Dr. Rosenberg worked for many years at the CDC, and helped to found the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, or the NCIPC, and was it’s first permanent director in 1994. He oversaw the agency during the now-notorious hearings about findings of firearms research that at the time was funded by the NCIPC, and the later passage of the Dickey Amendment in 1996, which prevented the CDC from using funding to advocate or promote gun control. He tells us all about that time in his life, and his later surprising friendship with his foe at that time, Arkansas Congressman Jay Dickey. Dr. Rosenberg is now the president and CEO of the Task Force for Global Health. You can find the op-ed that Dr. Rosenberg wrote with Jay Dickey calling for restoration of funding specifically to examine gun violence research here. Last week, we spoke with student leaders who organized an op-ed writing contest for health professionals students on gun violence, and talked about advocacy as health professionals and with the winner of the contest, Mike Rose. You can find that show here. If you enjoy the show, please rate, review & subscribe to us wherever you listen, it helps others find the show, and share us on social media and with our friends and colleagues. We’d love to hear feedback and suggestions, so you can tweet at us @RoSpodcast or @HMSPrimaryCare or drop me a line at contact@rospod.org.

Hello Internet! In This Episode: Erin and Weer’d discuss the Universal Background Check and Assault Weapons Bills in the House and Senate; Oddball talks about how to deal with the inevitable rust on your knife; Weer'd explains what the Dickey Amendment is, what it does, and what it doesn't do in a Patented Weer'd Audio fisk; Egghead starts a series on his favorite rifles,  the AR-10 pattern, and gives some of the history and innovation of the gun; and David gives us another segment on carry,  this time focusing on methods targeted for women. Did you know that we have a Patreon? Join now for the low, low cost of $4/month (that’s $1/podcast) and you’ll get to listen to our podcast on Friday instead of Mondays, as well as patron-only content like mag dump episodes, our hilarious blooper reels and film tracks. Show Notes Main Topic No Lawyers, Only Guns and Money: Background Check Bill Volokh Conspircacy: Background Check bill HR 8 Text (PDF) No Lawyers only Guns and Money Assault Weapons Ban Gun University: Assault Weapons Ban Explained Rep. Diana DeGette Doesn't Understand High-Capacity Magazines Can Be Reloaded Weer’d Audio Fisk: CDC Now Has Authority To Research Gun Violence. What's Next? Funding bill won't prompt new CDC gun research, experts say Spending Bill Lets CDC Study Gun Violence; But Researchers Are Skeptical It Will Help Task Force For Global Health Gunfacts Myths Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence Gun Lovers and Other Strangers: Flashbang Holsters Gun Toten’ Mamas Asfalia Designs Patch Leather Concealment Crossbody Bag

Listen NowIncluding the February 14th shooting at Marjory Stoneman HS in Parkland Florida that killed seventeen students and teachers, there have now been over 130 shootings in elementary, middle and high schools in 43 states since 2000 and another 58 shootings in US colleges and universities.  Gun violence in this country is in a word, obscene.  It is, for example, 96 times higher than in Japan and 55 times higher in the UK.  It is largely explained by gun prevalence.  The US accounts for approximately five percent of the worldwide population, however, Americans own 42 percent of the world's guns.   What also explains gun violence is a federal policy that has persisted since 1996, the so called Dickey amendment, that prohibited federal funding to conduct gun violence research.   (Since 1996 there have been approximately 600,000 gunshot victims.)  The recently passed omnibus spending bill (that funds the federal government through this fiscal year) included accompanying report language stating the Dickey Amendment does not prevent federal agencies, moreover the CDC, from conducting gun violence research.  However, the spending bill included no money to conduct gun violence research.   During this 28 minute conversation Dr. Al-Agba discusses her experience treating survivors of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting (that killed 13 and wounded 21), why the physician community has been hesitant to discuss gun safety with their patients and what can be done by the physician community to reduce gun violence, e.g., participating in student threat assessments.   Dr. Niran Al-Agba is an a board certified pediatrician in private practice in Silverdale, Washington and is affiliated with multiple hospital in the region including Harrison Medical Center and MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center.  She is a her family's third generation physician practicing in the Kitsap County.  She is also an Assistant Professor on at the University of Washington School of Medicine and is a lead instructor at Seattle Children's Hospital for the past 15 years.  She has been voted the Best Doctor in Central Kitsap for three of the last six years.  She is the independent practice editor for the Health Care Bog, published on KevinMD and RebelMD, and pens a monthly column for her local newspaper, The Kitsap Sun.  Dr. Al-Abga received her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine, did her residency at the University of Colorado School of Medicine/Denver Children's Hospital.  Dr. Al-Abga's March 10th essay titled, "I Treated the Columbine Kids, I Have Not Spoken Before," noted during this discussion is at: http://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2018/03/10/i-treated-the-columbine-kids-i-have-not-spoken-out-before/. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

The March for Science was just under a year ago and one of the big things that came out of that march was that more scientifically trained individuals should run for office. If politicians aren’t going to understand science, let’s bring scientists to Washington. 314 Action (yea, you guessed it, it’s named after pi), was founded in 2016 before the election, by Shaugnessy Naughton whose goal is to help bring scientists to public office. We talk about bringing scientists to office, their fight to repeal the Dickey Amendment, which banned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from conducting public health research on gun violence, some Southern California scientist candidates, and what it’s looking like for scientists running for office in 2018.

EP160 GunBlog VarietyCast - Round and Round Felons Behaving Badly - Man accused of breaking into NC rehab centers, sexually assaulting patients Flea Market - Last minute preps for Hurricane Irma Special Guest - Kelly Grayson: What medical gear do I need? The Bridge - NRA Carry Guard AAR Part 1 Blue Collar Prepping - Hurricane Irma This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - Weer’d Looks at the Kellermann study Plug of the Week - Smuggler’s Notch Litigation Wheat Whiskey Take Our Survey - http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=brT5C5bnSINu&ver=standard   Felons Behaving Badly - Man accused of breaking into NC rehab centers, sexually assaulting patients Man accused of breaking into NC rehab centers, sexually assaulting patients - http://wncn.com/2017/09/06/man-accused-of-breaking-into-nc-rehab-centers-sexually-assaulting-patients/ Suspect - http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=0816816&searchLastName=Dawkins&searchFirstName=Al&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1   Flea Market of Ideas - Last minute preps for Hurricane Irma   Kelly Grayson: What medical gear do I need? En Route: A Paramedic's Stories of Life, Death, and Everything in Between - http://amzn.to/2wqP5a0   The Bridge - NRA Carry Guard AAR Part 1   Blue Collar Prepping - Hurricane Irma   Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - Weer’d Looks at the Kellermann study 1993 Kellermann Study - http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJM199310073291506 Lack Of Up-To-Date Research Complicates Gun Debate - http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2013/01/14/169164414/lack-of-up-to-date-research-complicates-gun-debate How the NRA Twisted Gun Science and Silenced Researchers - http://www.wnyc.org/story/twisting-gun-science-and-silencing-researchers/ Suicide in Massachusetts - http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/injury-surveillance/suicide/suicide-data-report-2014.pdf Suicide By Country - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate Dickey Amendment - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickey_Amendment_(1996) Serious Flaws in the Kellerman Study - http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/kellerman-schaffer.html Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of  Firearm-Related Violence - https://www.nap.edu/read/18319/chapter/1   Plug of the Week- Smuggler’s Notch Litigation Wheat Whiskey Smuggler’s Notch Litigation Wheat Whiskey - http://www.smugglersnotchdistillery.com/litigation-whiskey.php

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com