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“Big Boomers"—Rifle Power Designed Into Handguns

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2006 Homicide Data

American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States

Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2005 Homicide Data

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2005 Homicide Data

An Analysis of the Decline in Gun Dealers: 1994 to 2007

Drive-By America

Backgrounder on Pistols Used in Virginia Tech Shooting

  • April 2007
  • 10 Pages
  • $5.00

A Shrinking Minority: The Continuing Decline of Gun Ownership in America

Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2004 Homicide Data

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2004 Homicide Data

American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States

An Analysis of the Decline in Gun Dealers: 1994 to 2005

Judge Samuel Alito's Views Would Endanger Federal Gun Laws

Backgrounder on Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2003 Homicide Data

A Foreign Affair: Contracting for U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Firearms

Clear and Present Danger: National Security Experts Warn About the Danger of Unrestricted Sales of 50 Caliber Anti-Armor Sniper Rifles to Civilians

Safe at Home: How D.C.'s Gun Laws Save Children's Lives

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2002 Homicide Data

The Threat Posed to Helicopters By 50 Caliber Anti-Armor Sniper Rifles

United States of Assault Weapons: Gunmakers Evading the Federal Assault Weapons Ban

Vest Buster: The .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum—The Gun Industry's Latest Challenge to Law Enforcement Body Armor

  • June 2004
  • 39 Pages
  • $10.00

A Further Examination of Data Contained in the Study On Target Regarding Effects of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban

  • April 2004
  • 28 Pages
  • $5.00

Really Big Guns, Even Bigger Lies

Illinois: Land of Post-Ban Assault Weapons

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2001 Homicide Data

Bullet Hoses: Semiautomatic Assault Weapons—What Are They? What's So Bad About Them?

"Officer Down"—Assault Weapons and the War on Law Enforcement

Firearms Production in America: A Listing of Firearm Manufacturers in America with Production Histories Broken Out by Firearm Type and Caliber, 2002 Edition

"Just Like Bird Hunting" - The Threat to Civil Aviation From 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles

Credit Card Armies: Firearms and Training for Terror in the United States

  • November 2002
  • 11 Pages
  • $5.00

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2000 Homicide Data

No Deal: The Drop in Federally Licensed Firearms Dealers in America

Sitting Ducks: The Threat to the Chemical and Refinery Industry From 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles

License to Kill IV: More Guns, More Crime

American Roulette: The Untold Story of Murder-Suicide in the United States

The U.S. Gun Industry and Others Unknown: Evidence Debunking The Gun Industry's Claim That Osama Bin Laden Got His 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles From The U.S. Afghan-Aid Program

From the Gun War to the Culture War: How the NRA Has Become the Pillar of the Right (Violence Prevention Campaign)

  • February 2002
  • 25 Pages
  • $5.00

John Ashcroft: Year One

The State of the Gun Industry

"A .22 For Christmas"—How the Gun Industry Designs and Markets Firearms for Children and Youth

Kids in the Line of Fire: Children, Handguns, and Homicide

Firearms Training for Jihad in America

Unintended Consequences: Pro-Handgun Experts Prove That Handguns Are a Dangerous Choice For Self-Defense

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1999 Homicide Data

Voting From the Rooftops: How the Gun Industry Armed Osama bin Laden, Other Foreign and Domestic Terrorists, and Common Criminals With 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles

Shot Full of Holes: Deconstructing John Ashcroft's Second Amendment

Hispanics and Firearms Violence

Poisonous Pastime: The Health Risks of Shooting Ranges and Lead to Children, Families and the Environment

Where'd They Get Their Guns? An Analysis of the Firearms Used in High-Profile Shootings, 1963 to 2001

Firearms Production in America: A Listing of Firearm Manufacturers in America with Production Histories Broken Out by Firearm Type and Caliber, 2000 Edition

Every Handgun is Aimed at You: The Case for Banning Handguns

Closing the Gun Show Loophole: Principles for Effective Legislation

  • February 2001
  • 8 Pages
  • $3.00

A Deadly Myth: Women, Handguns, and Self-Defense

John Ashcroft: The Wrong Choice to Enforce America's Gun Laws

From Gun Games to Gun Stores: Why the Firearms Industry Wants Their Video Games on Your Child's Wish List

  • December 2000
  • 19 Pages
  • $20.00 - full color
  • $5.00 - b&w
  • Press Release

Firearms Production in America, 1975-1997— A State-by-State Breakdown

Less Gun Dealers, Less Crime: The Drop in Federally Licensed Firearms Dealers in the Midwest

  • November 2000
  • 7 Pages
  • $3.00

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1998 Homicide Data

Handgun Licensing and Registration: What it Can and Cannot Do

  • September 2000
  • 19 Pages
  • $5.00
License to Kill III: The Texas Concealed Handgun Law's Legacy of Crime and Violence

Pocket Rockets: The Gun Industry's Sale of Increased Firepower

GUNLAND USA: A State-by-State Ranking of Gun Shows, Gun Retailers, Machine Guns, and Gun Manufacturers

Guns for Felons: How the NRA Works to Rearm Criminals

Attitudes Toward and Experiences with Guns: A State-Level Perspective - Key Findings

Unsafe in Any Hands: Why America Needs to Ban Handguns

Deadly Exceptions: Gun Manufacturers That Would be Protected by the "Small Business" Cap on Punitive Damages

Where Did You Get That Statistic?—A Bibliography and Resource Guide for Advocates Working to Reduce Gun Death and Injury

  • January 2000
  • 45 Pages
  • $3.00
The Endgame: Any Settlement of Firearms Litigation Must Address Three Specific Areas of Gun Industry Conduct and Include a Strict Enforcement Mechanism

Cashing in on the New Millennium: How the Firearms Industry Exploits Y2K Fears to Sell More Guns

Firearms Production in America—1999 Edition

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1997 Homicide Data

Gold Medal Gunslingers: Combat Shooting Targets the Olympic Games

One Shot, One Kill: Civilian Sales of Military Sniper Rifles

Start 'Em Young: Recruitment of Kids to the Gun Culture

License to Kill, and Kidnap, and Rape, and Drive Drunk...

Who Dies? A Look at Firearms Death and Injury in America - Revised Edition
  • February 1999
  • 44 Pages
  • Cost: $5.00
Making a Killing: The Business of Guns in America Paper Tiger?—Will the Brady Law Work After Instant Check? - Revised Edition
  • November 1998
  • 10 Pages
  • $5.00
Broken Promises: The Failure of the Trigger Lock "Deal" Between the Gun Industry and the White House Killer Clips: Gun Industry Ads for High-Capacity Magazines That Skirt the Assault Weapons Ban Small Favors: A Sampling of Assault Weapon and Saturday Night Special Manufacturers That Would be Protected by the Product Liability Bill's "Small Business" Cap on Punitive Damages Young Guns: How the Gun Lobby Nurtures America's Youth Gun Culture Target America: Can the Flood of Foreign Assault Weapons be Stopped? Where Did You Get That Statistic?—A Firearms and Firearms Violence Bibliography and Resource Guide for Advocates Working to Reduce Firearms Violence
  • February 1998
  • 48 Pages
  • Cost: $3.00
License to Kill: Arrests Involving Texas Concealed Handgun License Holders That Was Then, This Is Now: The NRA and the Gun Industry Talk About Assault Weapons--From Both Sides of Their Mouths Joe Camel with Feathers: How the NRA with Gun and Tobacco Industry Dollars Uses its Eddie Eagle Program to Market Guns to Kids Special Report: Gun Lobby's "Fellow Travelers" Equate Firearms Industry With Communists
  • August 1997
  • 3 Pages
  • Cost: $1.00

Kids Shooting Kids: Stories from Across the Nation of Unintentional Shootings Among Children and Youth

Concealing the Risk: Real-World Effects of Lax Concealed Weapons Laws

  • 1996
  • 32 Pages
  • Cost: $8.00

Gun Shows in America: Tupperware® Parties for Criminals

NRA Family Values: The Racism, Sexism, Legal Woes, and Gun Industry Ties of the National Rifle Association's Board of Directors

Lawyers, Guns, and Money: The Impact of Tort Restrictions on Firearms Safety and Gun Control

Concealed Carry: The Criminal's Companion

Cop Killers: Assault Weapon Attacks on America's Police

Cease Fire: A Comprehensive Strategy to Reduce Firearms Violence

Female Persuasion: A Study of How the Firearms Industry Markets to Women and the Reality of Women and Guns

Firearms Production in America: A Listing of Firearm Manufacturers in America With Production Histories Broken Out by Firearm Type and Caliber (1995 ed.)

  • 1995
  • 115 pages
  • Cost: $25.00

"Use the Schools"- How Federal Tax Dollars are Spent to Market Guns to Kids

Phantom Ammo: The Advent of Caseless Ammunition

More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stations: A Study of Federally Licensed Firearms Dealers in America

National Rifle Association: Money, Firepower & Fear

  • 1992
  • 285 pages, photos
  • Cost: $23.00

Putting Guns Back Into Criminals' Hands: 100 Case Studies of Felons Granted Relief From Disability Under Federal Firearms Laws

Assault Weapons and Accessories in America

  • 1988
  • 42 pages
  • Cost: $6.00






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