The article rehashes old data gathered for two earlier studies both of which have been shown to be seriously flawed. This omission of contrary evidence is a well-established pattern of the CDC's gun research. It is also unethical. The office of Surgeon General requires fidelity to scientific process and the determination to put science above politics. The making of good science differs from the making of laws and sausages.
Scientific research is orderly and dispassionate.
If we permit its debasement for pushing gun control or any other cause, we will end up with the science we deserve. Timothy Wheeler, MD , is Director of the Claremont Institute's Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership and a head and neck surgeon practicing in Fontana, California.