K. Lloyd Billingsley     

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention draws a budget of more than $11 billion for the purpose of, as the name implies, controlling and preventing diseases. The mammoth CDC, however, is always eager for mission creep. In the 1990s it spent $2.6 million to study “gun violence,” which is not, strictly speaking, a disease. A 1996 amendment by Rep. Jack Dickey barred the CDC from any research that could promote advocacy of tougher gun laws. Now some want to reverse course.  The President of the United States wanted $10 million for CDC gun efforts in the last two budget cycles. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told gun-control groups that eliminating the ban was a “priority” and she made it a part of recent budget negotiations.....To Read More....