A survey by the Centers for Disease Control on defensive gun use (DGU) in the United States that shows DGU happening more regularly than gun crimes has never been publicized.
Gary Kleck, a Florida State criminologist, conducted his own study of DGU and his results mirror those of the CDC.
The Daily Caller:
But why did this particular survey not receive the attention that such an important subject should have gotten? The same reason that we never see government studies on salt that contradict the accepted view that excessive salt causes high blood pressure or studies on second hand smoke that prove it's not as harmful as the government says.
And it's why data on global warming that contradicts the "consensus" view somehow gets lost on its way to the printer.
Government has a vested interest in a political agenda and using science to further that end has become commonplace by both parties.
The Best Government Survey on Guns You've Never Heard Of
Gary Kleck, a Florida State criminologist, conducted his own study of DGU and his results mirror those of the CDC.
The Daily Caller:
The CDC’s data, collected a few years after Kleck’s survey, appears to corroborate his findings, Reason.com reported. The question asked in the CDC survey addressed the use or threatened use of a firearm to deter a crime. “During the last 12 months, have you confronted another person with a firearm, even if you did not fire it, to protect yourself, your property, or someone else?”
What those fighting for stronger gun-control generally leave out is the fact that the CDC is not barred from doing any research on gun violence — and the research it has done in the last two decades has largely corroborated Kleck’s findings.
Kleck, upon reviewing the CDC’s data, noted just how close it came to mirroring his own.
What those fighting for stronger gun-control generally leave out is the fact that the CDC is not barred from doing any research on gun violence — and the research it has done in the last two decades has largely corroborated Kleck’s findings.
But why did this particular survey not receive the attention that such an important subject should have gotten? The same reason that we never see government studies on salt that contradict the accepted view that excessive salt causes high blood pressure or studies on second hand smoke that prove it's not as harmful as the government says.
And it's why data on global warming that contradicts the "consensus" view somehow gets lost on its way to the printer.
Government has a vested interest in a political agenda and using science to further that end has become commonplace by both parties.
The Best Government Survey on Guns You've Never Heard Of