# Jay Dickey

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Gun Legislation and the Power of "Formers"

In the aftermath of the Atlanta and Boulder shootings, we're doing the gun legislation impasse rigamarole. What could move things forward? Might it be helpful to hear from public servants who *expanded* their views on gun control — to include both gun rights and gun safety? Introducing the power of…

Decadeslong gap in gun violence research funding has lasting impact

ABC News (NEW YORK) — This report is a part of “Rethinking Gun Violence,” an ABC News series examining the level of gun violence in the U.S. — and what can be done about it. Gun violence is an endemic problem in the United States — once again getting worse in some areas after many years of decli…

A Tour and Two Southern Passings

...in which Rex and Paul chew the fat about Sam Houston's brother's grave, Calico Rock, the River View Hotel there, Angler's Resort near Mountain View, jam sessions in Mountain View, folk festivals in the area, the JFK Overlook at Heber Springs, Wilbur Mills, Fordyce and its great sports history, t…

June 7, 2017

This week, Rex and Paul chew the fat about Sam Houston's brother's grave, Calico Rock, the River View Hotel there, Angler's Resort near Mountain View, jam sessions in Mountain View, folk festivals in the area, the JFK Overlook at Heber Springs, Wilbur Mills, Fordyce and its great sports history, th…

RoS: Gun Violence Research in the US with Dr. Mark Rosenberg

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 du…

'BradCast' 6/16/2016 (Dr. Mark Rosenberg, formerly of the CDC, on the Congressional 'ban' on gun violence research; MUCH MORE)

It's another busy 'BradCast' today, with the breaking news of the murder of British Member of Parliament Jo Cox, the ongoing fallout from the Democrats' 15-hour 'filibuster' in the U.S. Senate, led by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) to try to simply force a vote on gun safety measures that would close the…

Guns Aren't a Public Health Issue

The New York Times published an 11-minute documentary in June titled "'It Was Really a Love Story.' How an N.R.A. Ally Became a Gun Safety Advocate," which tells a heartwarming story of how friendship transcended political differences and convinced…

'BradCast' 6/16/2016 (Dr. Mark Rosenberg, formerly of the CDC, on the Congressional 'ban' on gun violence research; MUCH MORE)

It's another busy 'BradCast' today, with the breaking news of the murder of British Member of Parliament Jo Cox, the ongoing fallout from the Democrats' 15-hour 'filibuster' in the U.S. Senate, led by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) to try to simply force a vote on gun safety measures that would close the…

From Enemies to Allies: Mark Rosenberg and Jay Dickey's Unlikely Friendship

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 fede…

An Unlikely Friendship and the Fight to Make America Safer

They started off as ideological enemies. Mark Rosenberg pioneered the public health approach to preventing gun violence and opened a branch of the CDC to fund that research. Jay Dickey, the "NRA's point man in Congress", pushed a ban on CDC funding for gun violence research that lasted 20 years …