We've long known that gun controllers have embarked on a multi-decade mission to paint gun ownership as a "disease" that needs to be eradicated from American life.
That a government agency would bury data from a major study on defensive gun use is shocking, but, it is also illustrative. After all, an honest discussion is not what gun controllers seeks.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky claimed in 2021 that the supposed public-health agency is "not here about gun control." As it turns out, the CDC is all about gun control.