CDC's Study on Gun Violence is not really what either side ordered

http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=18319&page=R1

The results of the CDC's latest study on gun violence will both upset and elate both sides of the argument.

So gun violence is a disease now?

And the first paragraph is just "DUH" it's nauseating.

"Individuals use firearms for a variety of activities, including recreation, self-defense, and work. However firearms can also be ised to intimidate, coerce, and make threats of violence."

How many idiots did it take to figure that out? How about replace the word firearms with knives and it would still apply