# "An End To the Ban on Gun-Violence Studies"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-end-to-the-ban-on-gun-violence-studies/647032>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 13, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-end-to-the-ban-on-gun-violence-studies/647032 "2013-01-13T04:20:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-end-to-the-ban-on-gun-violence-studies/647032/41 "2013-01-16T14:52:17Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> And if they weren’t frightened of the motherfucking NRA scumbags.

If you want to call people “motherfucking scumbags,” do it in the Pit. Especially if it’s a vaguely-defined group of people that could be NRA leaders or millions of people in an organization.

> [@Der\_Trihs](#):
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> Yeah, sure, like having the government do it. You know, like what the gun scum are blocking.

See above. Strong opinions are welcome, but the vitriol has to be coupled to something that contributes to the debate.

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