Press Releases

2024

Study Reveals Disproportionate Impact of Lethal Gun Violence on American Indian/Alaska Native Community (10/17/2024)

New Study – Gun Death in Wisconsin – Released by Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE) Educational Fund and Violence Policy Center (10/10/2024)

Nearly Nine out of 10 Women Murdered by Men are Killed by Someone They Know and Two Thirds Die by Gunfire, New Violence Policy Center Study Finds (10/03/2024)

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)

States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation, New Data for 2022 Confirm (05/07/2024)

Violence Policy Center Launches New Online Resource on the Firearms Industry (04/30/2024)

More Than 2,500 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (02/02/2024)

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)

Nearly 75,000 Hispanics Have Died by Gunfire in the U.S. Since 2001, Almost Two-Thirds of the Deaths are Homicides, Study Finds (12/06/2023)

Cerca de 75,000 Hispanos han muerto por disparos de armas de fuego en los Estados Unidos. Desde 2001, casi las dos terceras partes de estas muertes han sido homicidios -según revela un estudio (12/06/2023)

VPC Backgrounder on Ruger, the Manufacturer of the Assault Rifle Used in Lewiston, Maine Mass Shooting (10/31/23)

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)

New Violence Policy Center Project, Assault on DC, Documents Prevalence of Assault Weapons Recovered by Law Enforcement in the District of Columbia (06/28/2023)

Nearly 2,500 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (05/31/2023)

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)

States with Strong Gun Laws and Lower Gun Ownership Have Lowest Gun Death Rates in the Nation, New Data for 2021 Confirms (02/15/2023)

Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting During Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration in Monterey Park, California (01/22/2023)

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)

Violence Policy Center Statement on U.S. House Passage of Ban on Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines (07/29/2022)

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)

More Than 2,200 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (04/21/2022)

States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2020 Confirms (02/01/2022)

VPC Joins Other Gun Violence Prevention Groups File Amicus Brief Supporting the Mexican Government’s Lawsuit Against Members of the Gun Industry (01/31/2022)

Gun Violence Prevention Groups Condemn Launch of AR-15 Assault Rifles Designed Specifically for Children (01/26/2022)

2021

Violence Policy Center Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold New York State’s Concealed Handgun Law, Court Hears Case Today (11/03/2021)

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)

Gun Industry Targets Asian Americans as First-Time Gun Owners and Future Pro-Gun Advocates, New Violence Policy Center Study Reveals (09/16/2021)

States with Lower Gun Ownership and Stronger Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates (09/08/2021)

Nearly 70,000 Hispanics Have Died by Gunfire in U.S. Since 1999, Nearly Two-Thirds of the Deaths are Homicides, Study Finds (07/28/2021)

Desde 1999, más de 70,000 hispanos han muerto por disparos de armas de fuego en los EUA y cerca de dos terceras partes de esas muertes han sido homicidios, según revela un estudio (07/28/2021)

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)

States with Strong Gun Laws and Lower Gun Ownership Have Lowest Gun Death Rates in the Nation, New Data for 2019 Confirms (02/11/2021)

New Data Shows One in Five Law Enforcement Officers Slain in the Line of Duty from 2016 to 2018 Were Felled by an Assault Weapon (02/03/2021)

Gun Industry and NRA Target Blacks and Latinos as First-Time Gun Owners and Future Pro-Gun Advocates, New Violence Policy Center Study Details (01/25/2021)

La industria de las armas de fuego y la NRA se enfocan en negros y latinos para convertirlos en nuevos propietarios de armas y futuros defensores de su uso, según un nuevo estudio detallado del Violence Policy Center (01/25/2021)

2020

More Than 1,700 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (12/16/2020)

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)

South Carolina Ranks #11 in Rate of Women Murdered by Men – First Time in 23 Year History of VPC Study the State has not Ranked Among the 10 States With the Highest Rates (09/23/2020)

States with Lower Gun Ownership and Strong Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates (09/17/2020)

Violence Policy Center (VPC) Statement on New York Attorney General’s Call for Dissolution of National Rifle Association (08/06/2020)

Nearly Eleven Murder-Suicides Occur Across America Each Week, Claiming More Than 1,200 Lives Annually, New VPC Study Finds (07/23/2020)

Missouri Ranked #1 for Black Homicide Victimization (06/24/2020)

As COVID-19 Fears Increase Gun Sales, New Violence Policy Center Study Reveals How Rarely Guns are Used in Self Defense (05/13/2020)

As NRA, Gun Industry Promote Guns for Self-Defense During COVID-19 Crisis, VPC Research Details More Than 1,370 Examples of Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Since 2007 (04/29/2020)

COVID-19 Fears Reportedly Drive Gun Sales, Yet Guns are Rarely Used to Kill Criminals or Stop Crimes, Violence Policy Center Study Shows (03/19/2020)

More Than 1,360 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (03/18/2020)

States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2018 Confirms (02/24/2020)

2019

More Than 1,350 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (12/11/2019)

Violence Policy Center Announces Youth Against Gun Violence Scholarship Film Contest (10/29/2019)

More Than 1,330 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (10/17/2019)

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)

New Data Shows One in Five Law Enforcement Officers Slain in the Line of Duty in 2016 and 2017 Were Felled by an Assault Weapon (09/25/2019)

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)

States with Higher Gun Ownership and Weak Gun Laws Lead Nation in Suicide While States with Lower Gun Ownership and Strong Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates (09/11/2019)

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)

More Than 1,320 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (07/25/2019)

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 Report Discusses Ways to Improve Data Collection in California to Aid Violence Prevention Efforts (06/19/2019)

Informe del Violence Policy Center plantea modos para mejorar la recopilación de datos en California con el fin de apoyar esfuerzos que prevengan situaciones de violencia (06/19/2019)

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)

Diverse Array of More than 100 Organizations Call on Congress to Reject Trump Administration Proposal to Weaken Controls on Firearms Exports (05/14/2019)

NRA Annual Meeting Showcases Manufacturers of Mass Shooters’ Weapons of Choice (04/24/2019)

New Report Offers Overview of Lethal Gun Violence in Great Lakes States (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) (04/16/2019)

More Than 1,300 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (04/12/2019)

Nearly 17,000 Hispanics/Latinos Killed With Guns in California Since 1999, New Study Reports (02/21/2019)

En California, desde 1999 cerca de 17,000 hispanos/latinos han sido asesinados con armas de fuego, señala un nuevo estudio (02/21/2019)

Violence Policy Center Statement in Support of Representative Cicilline’s Bill Banning Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines (02/15/2019)

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)

At Least 22 Law Enforcement Officers Have Been Killed By Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (01/17/2019)

Violence Policy Center Statement in Support of Senator Feinstein’s Bill Banning Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines (01/09/2019)

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)

NRA Has Worked for Decades to Block Efforts to Regulate Type of Explosive Reportedly Contained in Bombs Targeting Political Figures, Media, and Others (10/25/2018)

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)

New Study Details Women Murdered by Men in Great Lakes States (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) (09/18/2018)

Self-Defense Gun Use is Rare, New Violence Policy Center Study Confirms (09/12/2018)

More Than 1,250 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (08/02/2018)

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)

Iniciativa Para La Transferencia De Armas Ayudaria A Industria Armamentista Vender Sus Armas Militares De Fuego Globalmente (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)

More Than 1,200 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows (04/13/2018)

As NRA Touts Armed School Personnel as Solution to School Shootings, VPC Research Shows that Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed Hundreds of Innocent Victims (03/08/2018)

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)

Según un estudio, cerca de 54,000 hispanos han sido asesinados con armas de fuego en los Estados Unidos desde 1999 y dos tercios de estas muertes han sido homicidios (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)

Smith & Wesson, Manufacturer of Assault Rifle Used in Parkland, Florida High School Shooting, is a Million-Dollar Donor to the National Rifle Association (02/20/2018)

Backgrounder on Smith & Wesson M&P15 Assault Rifle Used in Mass Shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida (02/16/2018)

Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida (02/15/2018)

U.S. Gun Death Rate Jumps 17 Percent Since 2008 Supreme Court District of Columbia v. Heller Decision Affirming Right to Own a Handgun for Self-Defense (01/17/2018)

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 in Support of Senator Feinstein’s Landmark Bill Banning Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines (11/08/2017)

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)

Americans Living in Communities Where Gun Violence is Prevalent More Likely to Experience Negative Health and Behavioral Outcomes (07/12/2017)

Los estadounidenses que viven en comunidades donde prevalece la violencia con armas de fuego tienen más probabilidades de experimentar efectos negativos en materia de salud y comportamiento (07/12/2017)

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)

VPC Launches New Website and Campaign Detailing Gun Industry’s Unique Exemption from Consumer Product Safety Regulation (05/17/2017)

Election of Pete Brownell as NRA President Latest Confirmation of Organization’s Transformation to Gun Industry Trade Group (05/04/2017)

NRA & Gun Industry Celebrate Concealed Carry at NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, While More Than 960 Have Lost Their Lives to Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007 (04/27/2017)

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

Number of Gun Dealers in U.S. Drops 77 Percent Since 1994—From 245,628 to 56,577—New Violence Policy Center (VPC) Analysis Reveals (12/15/2016)

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)

Statement of Violence Policy Center on California Banning Bullet-Button Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines (07/01/2016)

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)

At NRA Annual Meeting in Louisville, Gun Industry and NRA Work Hand-in-Glove to Target Children as Young as Grade School Age (05/17/2016)

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 in Support of New Legislation Banning Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines (12/16/2015)

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)

Los Condados de Monterey, Madera y San Francisco presentan las tasas de homicidio más altas en materia de asesinatos de jóvenes (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)

New Washington Office on Latin America/VPC Report Shows How U.S. Traffickers Funnel Foreign-Made Guns to Drug Cartels in Mexico (from the Washington Office on Latin America) (07/29/2015)

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)

ATF Proposal to Restrict Certain Types of AR-15 Ammo Direct Result of Gun Industry’s Design and Marketing of Armor-Piercing Assault Pistols, VPC Report Shows (03/03/2015)

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)

VPC da a conocer informe anual sobre mujeres asesinadas por hombres para conmemorar un suceso histórico: el vigésimo aniversario de la Ley de Protección en contra de la Violencia hacia las Mujeres (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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