"The report ... amounts to nearly worthless propaganda."

Worthless to whom? How can propaganda be called "nearly worthless" if it has the intended effect? (Am I just picking nits?)

By their line of reasoning, the issuance of a drivers license is an indicator of one's propensity toward violence with a firearm -- Many acts of violence involving a firearm, or acts of violence in general, are committed by people who have been issued a drivers license. Therefore, drivers licensing causes firearm violence.