[elbucko]

But I have not seen anything like this from the CDC... I wonder what his source is.

Possibly this:

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5214a2.htm

[Politicalities]

Man, I wonder how much we the taxpayers paid for this. Did you check out the conclusions? They really went out on a limb this one, really stuck their necks out and put their reputations on the line with their bold, sweeping pronouncements. Pay particular attention to column 2.

[ncountylee]

The Task Force found insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of any of the firearms laws or combinations of laws reviewed on violent outcomes. (Note that insufficient evidence to determine effectiveness should not be interpreted as evidence of ineffectiveness.)

Waste of money, as always.

[Annabees]

"Houses don't kill people. People kill people."

I think these laws limiting usage of guns comes from the desire to lower crime rates, but there's also a failure to realize that guns aren't like horses who knock their riders off their backs, thus injuring the hapless rider. Thinking it would be the end of the world if everyone owned guns...there's no fear of guns. There's fear of the people who use them. It's just no one's ballsy enough to admit it.