CDC restores study acknowledging self-defense gun use buried during Biden era
The CDC removed data about defensive gun use from its website in 2022 after receiving pressure from gun-control advocates. The agency has now restored that information. The developments suggest disagreement over what research the CDC should publicly present.
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4 viewpointsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) restored information regarding studies of the use of firearms for self-defense on its website, reversing a move made during the Biden administration. CDC took down information about the studies during the Biden administration after a lobbying campaign by anti-Second Amendment groups backed by Democratic Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, according to emails obtained by The Reload. The restoration of the studies to the CDC site prompted criticism
CDC Restores Defensive Gun Use Data After Biden-Era Scrub
CDC restores info showing how many good guys with guns stop bad guys after Biden removed it