2024
Study Reveals Disproportionate Impact of Lethal Gun Violence on American Indian/Alaska Native Community (10/17/2024)
Black Women Murdered by Men Are Almost Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly with a Gun (10/03/2024)
States with Lower Gun Ownership and Stronger Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates (09/12/2024)
VPC Issues Backgrounder on Gun Industry Marketing to Children in Wake of Georgia High School Shooting (09/09/2024)
Five Questions to Ask in the Wake of the Apalachee High School Mass Shooting in Winder, Georgia (09/04/2024)
Nearly 90 Percent of Black Homicide Victims Killed With Guns, Study Finds (07/09/2024)
New Study – Gun Death in Illinois: Annual Report – Released by One Aim Illinois and Violence Policy Center (06/05/2024)
New VPC Study Reveals Thousands of “Hidden” Gun Manufacturers Across America (05/16/2024)
Violence Policy Center Launches New Online Resource on the Firearms Industry (04/30/2024)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Resignation of NRA Head Wayne LaPierre (01/05/2024)
2023
The Violence Policy Center and One Aim Illinois Release New Study Detailing Gun Violence in Illinois (12/14/2023)
Most Murder-Suicide Victims are Women Shot and Killed by Their Male Intimate Partners (10/30/23)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting in Lewiston, Maine (10/26/23)
5 Questions to Ask in the Wake of a Mass Shooting (10/25/2023)
New VPC Study Analyzes 25 Years of Data from When Men Murder Women for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October (10/04/2023)
States with Lower Gun Ownership and Stronger Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates (09/13/2023)
Missouri Ranked #1 For Black Homicide Victimization (04/26/2023)
Guns Rarely Used to Kill Criminals or Stop Crimes, New VPC Report Shows (03/22/2023)
Manufacturer of AR-15 Assault Rifles Designed for Children Returns with New Sales Campaign (01/17/2023)
2022
New Violence Policy Center Report Details 50 Proposals for State Action to Reduce Gun Violence (12/14/2022)
States with Lower Gun Ownership and Stronger Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates (09/27/2022)
More Than 2,000 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Violence Policy Center Study Finds (09/20/2022)
Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly with a Gun (09/20/2022)
Nearly 90 Percent of Black Homicide Victims Killed With Guns, Study Finds (07/13/2022)
Violence Policy Center Denounces U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Invalidate New York State’s Concealed Handgun Law (06/23/2022)
Resources for Press on Texas Mass Shooting from the Violence Policy Center (05/25/2022)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas (05/24/2022)
Bushmaster and Other Gun Manufacturers’ Militarized Marketing Exposed in New Slide Show from Violence Policy Center (05/16/2022)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Buffalo, New York Mass Shooting (05/15/2022)
Gun Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Deaths in 34 States and the District of Columbia (04/28/2022)
States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2020 Confirms (02/01/2022)
2021
Nearly 1,800 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Violence Policy Center Study Finds (09/29/2021)
Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly with a Gun (09/29/2021)
Violence Policy Center Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold New York’s Concealed Handgun Law to Safeguard Public Safety (09/22/2021)
States with Lower Gun Ownership and Stronger Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates (09/08/2021)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at the San Jose, CA Valley Transportation Authority Light Rail Yard (05/26/2021)
More Than 85 Percent of Black Homicide Victims Killed With Guns, Study Finds (05/18/2021)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Indianapolis, Indiana Mass Shooting at FedEx Facility (04/16/2021)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Biden Administration Executive Actions on Guns (04/08/2021)
Many Newly Purchased Guns Have Design Flaws and Manufacturing Defects (03/30/2021)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Boulder, Colorado Mass Shooting (03/23/2021)
Violence Policy Center Statement in Support of Bill Banning Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines (03/11/2021)
2020
California Women Murdered by Men Almost Always Know Their Killer, Most Common Weapon is a Gun (10/14/2020)
Nearly 2,000 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Violence Policy Center Study Finds (09/23/2020)
Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly with a Gun (09/23/2020)
States with Lower Gun Ownership and Strong Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates (09/17/2020)
Missouri Ranked #1 for Black Homicide Victimization (06/24/2020)
States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2018 Confirms (02/24/2020)
2019
Violence Policy Center Announces Youth Against Gun Violence Scholarship Film Contest (10/29/2019)
More than 10,000 California Latinos Have Died from Suicide Since 1999, Study Reveals (09/30/2019)
En California, desde 1999 más de 10,000 latinos han muerto por la vía del suicidio, según revela un estudio (09/30/2019)
Nearly 2,000 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New VPC Study Finds (09/18/2019)
Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly with a Gun (09/18/2019)
Shootings Focus Public Attention on the Community Trauma that Results from Gun Violence (08/07/2019)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio (08/04/2019)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, TX (08/03/2019)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, CA (07/29/2019)
Self-Defense Gun Use is Rare, New Violence Policy Center Study Confirms (07/17/2019)
VPC Study Reveals Public Safety Threat Posed by Firearm Silencers (07/08/2019)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Civic Building in Virginia Beach, Virginia (06/01/2019)
Missouri Ranked #1 for Black Homicide Victimization (05/29/2019)
NRA Annual Meeting Showcases Manufacturers of Mass Shooters’ Weapons of Choice (04/24/2019)
Nearly 17,000 Hispanics/Latinos Killed With Guns in California Since 1999, New Study Reports (02/21/2019)
Violence Policy Center Statement on House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Gun Violence Prevention (02/06/2019)
States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2017 Confirms (01/23/2019)
2018
Chicago Mercy Hospital Attack is 33rd Mass Shooting by a Concealed Handgun Permit Holder (11/20/2018)
Violence Policy Center Backgrounder on Glock 21 Pistol Used in Borderline Bar & Grill Shooting (11/08/2018)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California (11/08/2018)
Tree of Life Synagogue Attack is 32nd Mass Shooting by a Concealed Handgun Permit Holder (10/30/2018)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (10/29/2018)
Violence Policy Center Announces Youth Against Gun Violence Scholarship Film Contest (10/16/2018)
More Than 1,800 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Study Finds (09/18/2018)
Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly With a Gun (09/18/2018)
Self-Defense Gun Use is Rare, New Violence Policy Center Study Confirms (09/12/2018)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to U.S. Supreme Court (07/10/2018)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Capital Gazette Newspaper in Annapolis, MD (06/28/2018)
Eleven Murder-Suicides Occur Across America Each Week, Claiming More Than 1,300 Lives Annually, New VPC Study Finds (06/19/2018)
States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Suicides (05/30/2018)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas (05/18/2018)
Arms Transfer Initiative Would Help U.S. Gun Industry Market Its Militarized Firearms Globally (05/15/2018)
The NRA Convention in Dallas: Three Things You Need to Know (05/02/2018)
Missouri Ranks #1 in Nation for Black Homicide Victimization (04/18/2018)
NRA and Gun Industry Target Young Children as Next Generation of Customers and Pro-Gun Advocates, VPC Research Shows (03/06/2018)
Violence Policy Center Applauds Democrats’ Plan to Reduce Gun Violence, Including a Ban on Assault Weapons (03/01/2018)
Nearly 54,000 Hispanics Killed With Guns in U.S. Since 1999, Two Thirds of Deaths are Homicides, Study Finds (02/28/2018)
New Data Shows One in Four Law Enforcement Officers Slain in the Line of Duty in 2016 Felled by an Assault Weapon (02/27/2018)
Violence Policy Center Backgrounder: Arm Teachers? The Facts Argue Against It (02/22/2018)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida (02/15/2018)
2017
House Passes Federally Mandated Concealed Carry, Threatening Public Safety & Law Enforcement Lives (12/6/2017)
Two Florida Law Enforcement Officers Among Latest Victims of Concealed Carry Killers (11/28/2017)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting (11/06/2017)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Bills to Ban “Bump-Fire” and Other Devices That Mimic Full-Auto Fire (10/11/2017)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Las Vegas Mass Shooting (10/02/2017)
More Than 1,600 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Study Finds (09/21/2017)
En solo un año hubo más de 1,600 mujeres asesinadas por hombres, según un nuevo estudio (09/21/2017)
Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly With a Gun (09/21/2017)
More Than 1,100 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest VPC Research Shows (09/06/2017)
Firearm Silencers Threaten Public Safety, Violence Policy Center Study Shows (06/27/2017)
More Than 1,000 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest VPC Research Shows (06/23/2017)
Violence Policy Center Backgrounders on SKS Assault Rifle and the Reality of Self-Defense Gun Use and Concealed Carry (06/15/2017)
Rifle Attack on Republican Members of Congress Latest Grim Proof that No One is Safe from Gun Violence (06/14/2017)
Self-Defense Gun Use is Rare, New VPC Study Confirms (05/31/2017)
Missouri Ranks #1 for Black Homicide Victimization (03/28/2017)
More Than 900 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest VPC Research Shows (03/22/2017)
More Than 900 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest VPC Research Shows (01/13/2017)
States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2015 Confirms (01/10/2017)
2016
Tally of Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Continues to Grow, Latest VPC Research Shows (11/16/2016)
More than 1,600 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Study Finds (09/20/2016)
En sólo un año más de 1,600 mujeres han sido asesinadas por hombres, de acuerdo con un nuevo estudio (09/20/2016)
Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly With a Gun (09/20/2016)
Concealed Handguns in Public Places Make Us Less Safe, Latest VPC Research Shows (08/12/2016)
Statement of Violence Policy Center on Lethal Mass Shooting of Law Enforcement in Dallas (07/08/2016)
More than 50,000 Hispanics Killed With Guns in U.S. Since 1999, Study Finds (06/24/2016)
Más de 50,000 hispanos han sido asesinados con armas de fuego desde 1999, señala un estudio (06/24/2016)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Today’s Vote in the U.S. Senate (06/20/2016)
Violence Policy Center Backgrounder on Sig Sauer MCX Assault Rifle Used in the Orlando Mass Shooting (06/16/2016)
VPC Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting (06/13/2016)
New Data Shows One in Five Law Enforcement Officers Slain in the Line of Duty Felled by an Assault Weapon (05/16/2016)
Self-Defense Gun Use is Rare, New VPC Study Confirms (04/21/2016)
Latest Concealed Carry Tragedies Include Workplace Shooting, Six-Year-Old Unintentionally Killing Father (04/15/2016)
Concealed Handguns in Public Places Make Us Less Safe, Latest VPC Research Shows (03/08/2016)
Nearly 85 Percent of Black Homicide Victims Killed With Guns, Study Finds (03/03/2016)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting in Hesston, Kansas (02/26/2016)
Gun Industry and NRA Target Young Children as Next Generation of Customers and Pro-Gun Advocates, New VPC Study Finds (02/18/2016)
Firearm Silencers Threaten Public Safety, New VPC Study Finds (02/11/2016)
SHOT Show Opens in Nevada, Where Gun Deaths Have Surpassed Motor Vehicle Deaths for Six Years in a Row (01/19/2016)
More than 800 Deaths At the Hands of Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, VPC Research Shows (01/15/2016)
Gun Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Deaths in 21 States and the District of Columbia (01/11/2016)
States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2014 Confirms (01/04/2016)
2015
Violence Policy Center Statement Three Years After Newtown Shooting (12/14/2015)
Mass Shooters Used Rifle Exempt from California Assault Weapons Law, News Reports Say (12/04/2015)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Shooting in San Bernardino, California (12/02/2015)
Monterey, Madera, and San Francisco Counties Have California’s Highest Youth Homicide Victimization Rates (11/05/2015)
More than 1,200 Americans Die in Murder-Suicides Each Year, VPC Study Finds (10/29/2015)
Concealed Carry Permit Holders Threaten Public Safety, VPC Research Shows (10/14/2015)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Senate Gun Violence Prevention Proposal (10/08/2015)
VPC Statement on Mass Shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon (10/01/2015)
More than 1,600 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Study Finds (09/15/2015)
En sólo un año más de 1,600 mujeres han sido asesinadas por hombres, de acuerdo con un nuevo estudio (09/15/2015)
Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly With a Gun (09/15/2015)
More than 47,000 Hispanics Killed With Guns Over 15 Years in U.S., Study Finds (07/28/2015)
Más de 47,000 hispanos han sido asesinados con armas de fuego en 15 años, señala un estudio (07/28/2015)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Lafayette, LA Movie Theater Shooting (07/24/2015)
VPC Research Documents 568 Fatal Non-Self Defense Incidents Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007 (07/23/2015)
Violence Policy Center Statement on Chattanooga Shooting (07/16/2015)
VPC Statement on Mass Shooting in Charleston, South Carolina (06/18/2015)
Self-Defense Gun Use is Rare, Study Finds (06/17/2015)
VPC Statement on Signing of New Domestic Violence Law in South Carolina (06/04/2015)
House-Passed Amendment Would Restart “Guns for Felons” Program (06/03/2015)
House-Passed Amendment Could Put Machine Guns into Hands of Criminals (06/03/2015)
Website Documents Recent Murders, Suicides by Concealed Carry Permit Holders (04/29/2015)
As NRA Annual Meeting Opens in Nashville, Gun Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Deaths in 17 States Including Tennessee (04/07/2015)
New and Expanded Online Resource Details Fatal Concealed Carry Incidents State by State (03/24/2015)
Chapel Hill Attack is the 29th Mass Shooting Involving a Concealed Handgun Permit Holder Since May 2007 (02/12/2015)
Concealed Carry Killers Responsible for At Least 722 Deaths Since 2007 (02/05/2015)
States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2013 Confirms (01/29/2015)
Missouri Ranks #1 for Black Homicide Victimization (01/14/2015)
2014
VPC Statement on Senate Confirmation of Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General (12/16/2014)
Violence Policy Center Statement on the Second Anniversary of Newtown Shooting (12/12/2014)
VPC Identifies Over 500 Concealed Carry Killers, Including an NRA Lifetime Member (12/11/2014)
VPC Identifies At Least 499 Fatal Non-Self Defense Incidents Involving Concealed Carry Killers (10/24/2014)
States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2012 Confirms (10/23/2014)
Monterey County Ranks #1 for Youth Homicide Victimization in California (09/23/2014)
El Condado de Monterey ocupa el primer lugar en California en materia de asesinatos de jóvenes (09/23/2014)
VPC Releases Annual Report on Women Murdered by Men to Mark Landmark Anniversary of Violence Against Women Act (09/08/2014)
Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know (09/08/2014)
Concealed Carry Killers Responsible for At Least 659 Deaths Since 2007 (08/21/2014)
VPC Statement on Representative Honda’s Legislation to Prohibit Certain Types of Body Armor for Civilians (08/06/2014)
VPC Statement on the Passing of James Brady (08/04/2014)
Gun Deaths Outpace Motor Vehicle Deaths in 14 States and the District of Columbia in 2011 (07/15/2014)
Statement on Governor Christie’s Veto of Ban on High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines (07/03/2014)
Concealed Carry Killers Responsible for 28 Mass Shootings Since 2007 (06/26/2014)
States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths (06/18/2014)
Violence Policy Center Backgrounder on Pistols Used in Isla Vista Shooting (05/27/2014)
Murder Rate for Hispanics Is More than Double the Murder Rate for Whites (04/30/2014)
La tasa de asesinatos para hispanos supera en más del doble a la tasa de asesinatos para blancos (04/30/2014)
NRA to Honor Gun Industry Donors, Hawk Military-Style Weapons at Annual Meeting in Indianapolis (04/24/2014)
Fort Hood Shooter Shot and Killed Three and Wounded 16 with the Same Brand of Gun Used at Aurora, LAX Shootings (04/03/2014)
VPC Research Shows Dangers of Recent Court Decision Weakening California Concealed Carry Handgun Law (03/11/2014)
Jordan Davis Killing Part of Disturbing National Trend of Concealed Carry Killers (02/10/2014)
Nebraska Ranks #1 for Black Homicide Victimization Rate (01/23/2014)
Florida Movie Theater Shooter the Latest Example of a Concealed Carry Killer (01/15/2014)
At Las Vegas Trade Show, Gun Industry Puts a Happy Face on Weapons of War (01/13/2014)
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