The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reportedly removed controversial statistics on defensive gun use in the U.S. following pressure from gun control advocates. A CDC-commissioned study indicated that defensive gun uses could range from 60,000 to 2.5 million instances annually, but references to this data were deleted after private meetings with advocacy groups in 2021, as shown in emails obtained by The Reload.
Gun control activist Mark Bryant expressed strong opposition to the 2.5 million figure, describing it as misleading and detrimental to gun safety policy discussions. Despite initial resistance from the CDC to remove the information, subsequent communications revealed a shift in position after discussions facilitated by Senator Dick Durbin. Critics, including the study’s author Gary Kleck, argue that the CDC’s actions indicate alignment with advocacy agendas, raising questions about the integrity of public health data in gun policy debates.
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