> Has there been any significant effort to really comprehensively evaluate the data around gun violence and gun control? The NRC did a review in 2004 that is p

> Has there been any significant effort to really comprehensively evaluate the data around gun violence and gun control? The NRC did a review in 2004 that is probably the closest to what you're seeking: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10881/firearms-and-violence-a-critical-review http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10881/firearms-and-violence-a-cri... It's not the comprehensive review of the literature you're looking for, but more recently in 2011, the Justice Department put out a report that might also be of interest: http://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fv9311.pdf http://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fv9311.pdf