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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26, 2010—Pennsylvania leads the nation in the rate of black homicide victimization according to a new analysis of unpublished FBI Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) data released today by the VPC.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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