Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-28 23:19:47 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 88AF74E4B249B7AC397EAEE5C6117F1E86A53B1355C9239AEE532EAC4BE1884C
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In 2021 the CDC removed their study of defensive gun use after exchanging emails with gun control advocates. https://crpa.org/news/blogs/cdc-hiding-the-truth-on-defensive-gun-use/ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cdc-removed-stats-defensive-gun-use-pressure-gun-control-activists-report The study showed that defensive gun use very prevalent. https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulhsieh/2018/04/30/that-time-the-cdc-asked-about-defensive-gun-uses/ It’s hard to have an honest conversation about this issue when one side is being censored.
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