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is an academic survey of how citizen trust in government relates to that government’s COVID-19 response. The results of the survey show that trust in government is the strongest predictor of one’s willingness to be vaccinated [IxB].

is an academic article analyzing the results of recent clinical trials for the Alzheimer drug aducanumab (ADU). It was published by Alzheimer’s & Dementia, the Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association on November 1st, 2020. It was authored by David S. Knopman, David T. Jones, and Michael D. Greicius. It argues that there is currently insufficient evidence in support of its use [Ix4], and that a new phase III trial is required.

is an article about the decision of the FDA to approve an experimental Alzheimer drug, Aducanumab, for use despite opposition from the scientific community. It was published by the New York Times on June 7th, 2021, the day of the decision by the FDA. It was authored by Pam Belluck and Rebecca Robbins. It raises the over-arching question of whether patient need or scientific rigor should determine the approval of experimental medicies [FxB].

is a claim made by U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez in his decision to strike down California’s 32-year-old ban on assault weapons [TxA, Tx7].

is the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez on he Miller v. Bonta case, which struck down California’s 32-year-old ban on assault weapons. On Page 81 of the report, he makes a claim that individuals have the right to own private assault weapons for citizen militias [Ix8, TxA]

An article written by Melinda Wenner Moyer that sums up the evidence that disprove the claim made by the NRA and other pro gun advocates that If more people carried guns to protect themselves, there would be less violent crime.

is an opinion column written by Larry Swickard published on “The Kansas City Star” website on October 2017 that argues that gun control laws will not reduce the crime rate in the US. Swickard’s main argument is that up to date there have been many regulations set up to stop criminal’s and mentally unstable people from purchasing guns, but unfortunately these regulations failed since criminals don’t obey the law in the first place and typically obtain guns through burglary or theft.

The logic is pretty simple, criminals use guns to commit crime so if we keep the guns away from them they wont be able to commit the crime . Therefore the more regulations we have and the harder it will be for people and especially criminals to purchase a gun the less crime we will have on our streets.

is an article written by the NRA-IL that makes the case that gun control laws do not reduce crime, rather in contras if more people bared arms society will be safer.

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