Feds Find No Evidence Anti-gun Laws Reduce Violence

Here's an item you can bet will get far less play in the media than all those wire stories saying there's no proof of weapons in Iraq: A sweeping federal review of anti-gun laws has found no evidence they reduce violence.

"The findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could be used to undercut the gun-control movement," the Associated Press reported today.

An independent task force at CDC reviewed 51 published studies about the purported "effectiveness" of eight types of gun-control laws. The laws included bans on specific firearms or ammunition, measures barring felons from buying guns, waiting periods and registration.

In all 51 cases, the panel found "insufficient evidence to determine effectiveness."

"When we say we don't know the effect of a law, we don't mean it has no effect. We mean we don't know," said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, chairman of the CDC task force. "We are calling for additional high-quality studies."

Maybe next time they'll be open to evidence that gun ownership reduces crime and saves lives.

Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics:

Guns/Gun Control