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yagotme

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13. How about the CDC???
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 07:04 PM
Jul 2022
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cdc-study-use-firearms-self-defense-important-crime-deterrent

About 6 paragraphs down:

"The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council released the results of their research through the CDC last month. Researchers compiled data from previous studies in order to guide future research on gun violence, noting that “almost all national survey estimates indicate that defensive gun uses by victims are at least as common as offensive uses by criminals, with estimates of annual uses ranging from about 500,000 to more than 3 million per year.”

This study was commissioned by Pres. Obama in 2013.

And, if a criminal is in possession of a firearm while committing a crime, well, yes, he may very well have a higher chance of being shot. If they count the perp in with the civilian population.

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