Quote Originally Posted by e-RICHIE View Post
Good thread from Eric Heiden on Facebook.
not 100% sure regarding the issue with the CDC and politicians tying their hands, but i believe it came down to this: once the CDC did their study the could claim that guns were "an extreme health epidemic", and with such a label, this would allow certain government bodies the ability to unilaterally enact gun restrictions based on this. possible even for executive action, etc. not saying i agree with it, but i believe that was the logic in shutting it down at the time.