Jay Dickey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jay Dickey

American politician

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1939

Place of Birth: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States

Date of Death: 20-Apr-2017

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, advocate, university teacher, business executive

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jay Woodson Dickey, Jr.
(December 14, 1939 – April 20, 2017), was a Republican U.S.
Representative for Arkansas' 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2001.
The amendment known as the Dickey Amendment (1996) blocks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from funding injury prevention research that might promote gun control, and the Dickey-Wicker Amendment (1995) prohibits federal funds to be spent on research that involves the destruction of a human embryo.
After the 2012 Aurora shooting, former congressman Dickey said that he regretted his role in blocking the CDC from researching gun violence.