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Unpublished CDC Study Confirms over 2 Million Annual Defensive Gun Uses
Breitbart ^ | 21 Apr 2018 | AWR Hawkins

Posted on 04/21/2018 2:08:40 PM PDT by Cheerio

An unpublished Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study confirms Florida State University criminologist Gary Kleck’s findings of more than two million defensive handgun uses (DGUs) per year.

Since the early 1990s, Kleck has maintained that there is a minimum of 760,000 DGUs annually. That is his low estimate; Kleck and research partner Marc Gertz have contended the actual number is closer to 2.5 million.

Kleck reaffirmed his numbers on February 17, 2015, explaining that while plenty of naysayers have criticized his findings, none have been able to offer empirical evidence to counter them.

Now, a CDC study conducted on data from 1996, 1997, and 1998 has been uncovered. The study, which was never released to the public, shows approximately 2.46 million DGUs per year.

Kleck summarized the CDC findings:

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: banglist; cdc; guns; liberals
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Watts responded: “This has never happened. Data shows it doesn’t happen.”

Sorry Shannon Watts - you are NOT entitled to you own FACTS, opinions YES.
1 posted on 04/21/2018 2:08:40 PM PDT by Cheerio
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To: Cheerio
The NRA has been saying for over 25 years that there are between 1.25 - 2.5 million instances where a gun was used to stop a crime. In the overwhelming majority of these occurrences, it was only necessary to show or let the miscreants know that a gun was in the hands of a good guy/gal for crime prevention to take place.
2 posted on 04/21/2018 2:17:48 PM PDT by wmileo
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To: Cheerio

Let’s have the names of the CDC employees who decided that this very important data would not be publicized. They put their leftist anti-gun politics above the public’s health.


3 posted on 04/21/2018 2:36:24 PM PDT by TChad (Leftthink: Reality is sadly out of touch with the higher truth.)
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4 posted on 04/21/2018 2:37:15 PM PDT by PROCON (Repeal the Gun-Free School Zone Act, Protect Our Children!)
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To: Cheerio

bookmark


5 posted on 04/21/2018 2:39:48 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: Cheerio
The rabid anti-gunners will lie, mislead and downright falsify any contrary data.

They also have no problem having school children massacred in gun-free zones if it helps them achieve their wet dream of banning all guns and disarming Americans.

6 posted on 04/21/2018 2:41:20 PM PDT by PROCON (Repeal the Gun-Free School Zone Act, Protect Our Children!)
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To: Cheerio

This statistic does NOT include the number of deterred potential crimes (crimes that did NOT occur) because the criminals suspected that the potential victim might have a gun. If criminals KNEW that their potential victims did not have quick access to a gun, the crime statistics would be MUCH worse. People who NOT have a gun in their home should be very thankful for the millions of people who DO have a gun in their homes. The criminals don’t know who has a gun and who doesn’t, and so are less likely to strike. Deterrence is the first, and perhaps the most important, step in the crime process.


7 posted on 04/21/2018 2:47:35 PM PDT by DeweyCA
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To: DeweyCA

Exactly why gun registration records should NOT be accessible to gov’t employees. Better yet, gun registration should be banned, but background check is OK by me to weed out past criminal behavior, but after passing the background check, no record should be kept of who owns guns and who does not.


8 posted on 04/21/2018 2:54:02 PM PDT by entropy12 (30 Million low wealth, low skill LEGAL chain migrants in 25 years is growing EXPONENTIALLY..)
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To: PROCON

And as I said before. I’m sure the government will be just as successful at keeping illegal guns from flooding the borders as they have been at keeping illegal aliens and illegal drugs out.


9 posted on 04/21/2018 3:48:42 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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Thought CDC was barred from studying ....?


10 posted on 04/21/2018 4:03:25 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Cheerio

Moms Demand Action!

(because they’re not getting it at home)


11 posted on 04/21/2018 4:13:31 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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The CDC was never barred from studying guns or gun violence. It was barred from taking sides in arguing for gun legislation. The CDC frequently takes positions arguing for immunizations and other controversial topics, as well as arguing for more money for less controversial topics.

How can you possibly be against funding a cure for an STD rather than arguing for abstinence outside marriage?

12 posted on 04/21/2018 4:36:44 PM PDT by spintreebob
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Ummm...me thinks the CDC buried the report. Not another dime to them for anything other that studying germs.


13 posted on 04/21/2018 4:42:19 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: TChad

That would have been during the Clintonian years.


14 posted on 04/21/2018 4:42:45 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone
That would have been during the Clintonian years.

Now they're probably running the place.

15 posted on 04/21/2018 4:47:29 PM PDT by TChad (Leftthink: Reality is sadly out of touch with the higher truth.)
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To: TigersEye
*dies laughing*

You owe me a knew screen monitor there, TigersEye

16 posted on 04/21/2018 5:40:03 PM PDT by ExcursionGuy84
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To: ExcursionGuy84

:)


17 posted on 04/21/2018 5:56:28 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: TigersEye

Good one ,,,, salute


18 posted on 04/21/2018 6:05:56 PM PDT by piroque ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
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To: piroque

They want it and they want it NOW!


19 posted on 04/21/2018 6:10:10 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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That does not even include defensive gun uses against animals....like attacking dogs for example.


20 posted on 04/21/2018 6:16:04 PM PDT by FLT-bird (..)
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