I believe that it was the Obama administration that tasked them with the research. Unfortunately they tasked an honest researcher to do the study. Didn’t like the findings so just buried the report.
“I believe that it was the Obama administration that tasked them with the research. Unfortunately they tasked an honest researcher...” [Politically Correct, post 4]
The Obama administration was not guilty, not in this case.
Gary Kleck was the first modern social-science researcher to tackle the question of estimating use of firearm usage rates by private citizens to deter or foil criminal acts. If memory serves, he published his first conclusions in the early to mid 1990s.
Forum members who have not worked for nor with official agencies have difficulty appreciating the level of groupthink that can prevail in such organizations. Somewhat related to the advances made by the Left, in taking over academic institutions. But the mindset in officialdom can alight on any topic, not just Leftist preoccupations.
He’s referencing a Clinton era study.