 Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used in Fort Hood Attack November
19, 2009—In a letter
sent today to the White House, America’s six national gun
violence prevention (GVP) organizations as well as 21 state and
regional GVP groups strongly urged President Barack Obama to use
his executive powers to ban the import into the U.S. of the FN
Herstal Five-seveN armor-piercing semiautomatic pistol. A Five-seveN
was used in the Fort Hood attack earlier this month that left
13 dead and 34 wounded. The Belgian-made weapon, widely available
on the U.S. civilian market, is also a favorite of Mexican Drug
Trafficking Organizations (DTOs), who refer to it as the “mata
policia,” or “cop killer.”
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December
2008 VPC Report, Big
Boomers, Details Threat Posed by Handguns Such as the FN Herstal
Five-seveN That Can Penetrate Body Armor |
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Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed 8 Law Enforcement Officers, 77 Private Citizens Over Two and a Half Year Period November
17, 2009—Concealed handgun permit holders killed eight law enforcement
officers and 77 private citizens (including 10 shooters who killed
themselves after an attack) during the period May 2007 through
October 2009 according to a new VPC on-line resource that tallies
news reports of such killings. The web site, CCW
Killers, is updated monthly to include new fatal shootings
and changes in the legal status of concealed handgun permit holders
facing criminal charges.
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