CDC Restores Study Acknowledging Self-Defense Gun Use Buried During Biden Era
The 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 from anti-Second Amendment advocates.
“It is the politically motivated laundering of disinformation that has become a hallmark of the Trump administration’s approach to all scientific inquiry, and gun violence is no exception,” Devin Hughes of GVPedia told The Trace, an outlet supported by anti-Second Amendment billionaire Michael Bloomberg.
CDC did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
🚨UPDATE🚨
The CDC restored self-defense statistics to its website after years of Biden-era censorship.
There are up to 2.5 million defensive gun uses per year. This helps explain why Americans value our 2nd Amendment rights.
Thank you, President Trump, & @SecKennedy! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/RkSRLAfk9S pic.twitter.com/VBKIRlxVrt
— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) August 24, 2026
“Estimates of defensive gun use vary depending on the questions asked, populations studied, timeframe, and other factors related to study design,” the CDC said on its website, while linking to a report summarizing surveys regarding defensive gun use. “The report Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence indicates a range of 60,000 to 2.5 million defensive gun uses each year.” (Read more from “CDC Restores Study Acknowledging Self-Defense Gun Use Buried During Biden Era” HERE)
