Gun Policy News, 29 December 2004
US National Academy of Sciences Issues 328-page Report on Gun Control
29 December 2004
New York Post, Opinion
This month the National Academy of Sciences issued a 328-page report on gun-control laws.
The big news is that the academy's panel couldn't identify any benefits of decades-long effort to reduce crime and injury by restricting gun ownership. The only conclusion it could draw was: Let's study the question some more (presumably, until we find the results we want).
The academy, however, should believe its own findings. Based on 253 journal articles, 99 books, 43... (GunPolicy.org)