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Pennsylvania Leads Nation in Per Capita Rate of Black Homicide Victimization January
26, 2010—Pennsylvania leads the nation in the rate of black
homicide victimization according to a new analysis of unpublished
FBI Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) data released today
by the VPC. The annual study, Black
Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of
2007 Homicide Data, uses 2007 data--the most recent
data available from the FBI--and ranks the 50 states according
to their black homicide victimization rates. The study found
overwhelmingly that firearms, usually handguns, were the weapon
of choice in the homicides.
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Why Does U.S. Senator Richard Burr Want to INCREASE the Chance that Veterans Will Commit Suicide?—A VPC Video February
1, 2010—Veterans account for about 20 percent of suicides in
the United States. In recent years, the rate for veterans has
risen as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder caused by
combat. Every study ever done shows exposure to firearms dramatically
increases the risk of suicide. Yet, Senator Richard Burr wants
to restrict information that the Veterans Administration provides
to the national gun purchase background check system. Why does
Senator Burr want to increase suicide risk for our veterans?
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 VPC Executive Director on The Huffington Post Smith & Wesson Exec Indicted in FBI Sting February 3, 2010—The S.H.O.T. (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade) Show is the annual event for the gun industry. Imagine the auto show in Detroit. Then replace the cars with guns, and be sure to hold it in some place that's hot with lax gun laws, and you have the S.H.O.T. Show. For the industry and by the industry, the Show is closed to the general public. This year, however, joining Show attendees in Las Vegas were agents of the FBI.
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