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Michael Bloomberg gun group’s research director refuses on-air debate with longtime researcher
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Bruce W. Krafft
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"The research director for Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun control advocacy group co-founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, recently refused to appear for an on-air debate with longtime gun law researcher John Lott on C-SPAN’s 'Washington Journal.'"
"'When there’s a credible scientist — somebody who wants to have a real constructive conversation about this, we’re going to be there,' researcher Ted Alcorn said. 'But folks who seek to minimize the issue of gun violence, the grave issue of gun violence in this country or to draw attention away from the real issues to themselves — that’s not a conversation that I think is productive to be a part of.'" ... |
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Millwright66
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| IOW they don't want "debate" they want consensus, First Amendment be damned ! |
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