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Is that the more than people are rejecting the corporate gun factors with the state legislator at the state or federal level. so i'm hoping this is the beginning of the end of a c change. >> already specifically link -- they are specifically linking the c change to public health. you have a all right asking for this dickey amendment to be appealed. what do you say to those who argue, listen, the federal government should not be involved in advocacy, how do you argue that? >> i think collecting data and doing research isn't necessarily advocacy, and i think that's where this dickey amendment go...

Done they passed the dickey amendment. none of funds that go to cdc shall be used for mode or advocate gun control. it said nothing about doing research. it did not stop cdc from doing research. it was a shot across the bow. the second shot was congress removed 2.6 milli$2.6 millions were using for the gun violence prevention research. it fell off by more than 90%. what do we do today. it's so important not to repeal it. that will set us back. we need congress to appropriate money for gun violence prevention research at cdc. that will give permission to cdc

To listen to. the cdc and fbi do collect data on gun homicide. they rely on reporting for medical examiners. why is this not enough for this gun issue? >> i think what we have seen based on a number of shootings that's happened of the years,'ve one has an element to it. i think we need to look at it as a public health issue as it is. look at all the angles, gather the facts and collect that data. use that data that has -- wen it comes to talking about gun safety. >> this has come up again and again after mass shootings if the pass, this idea to repeal the dickey amendment. how do you fight tha...

But didn't close the door to it. that's going to kick everything over to the senate. chuck schumer says this doesn't go far enough. paul ryan has trouble saying one way or another. >> kacie hunt thank you for that reporting. i want to bring in stephanie murphy of florida. you have a bill that you introduced on something called the dickey amendment. this is something that's been put in place a couple of years ago. it does not allow the cdc to use federal funding for advocacy research when it comes to gunsism you are calling for the repeal of this dickey amendment this rule. i want to talk to yo...

>> the last couple of years, the last time they had a chance to remove the dickey amendment they didn't. they keep saying they are willing to do this and that, but they are not willing to do any of it. they don't start with the basic concept -- allow the cdc to study how we stop gun violence in america. but the nra doesn't want that to happen. what they are inevitably going to find out is the proliferation of guns is a problem. the reason they have the dickey amendment is because in 1993 they produced a report that said you are more likely the subject of gun violence if there is a gun in your ...