Original sentence: Instead, the AAPS says that handguns save lives, and that gun research sponsored by the CDC is politically motivated "junk science".The AAPS opposes gun control and does not consider handgun violence to be a public health problem
Edited sentence: Instead, the AAPS  insists that handguns save lives, and that gun research sponsored by the CDC is politically motivated "junk science".The AAPS opposes gun control and does not recognize handgun violence as a public health problem