VPC Issues Backgrounder on Gun Industry Marketing to Children in Wake of Georgia High School Shooting

In the wake of the school shooting allegedly committed with an AR-15 style assault rifle by a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, today the Violence Policy Center (VPC) released a new backgrounder on the gun industry’s marketing of guns to children. More>>

Nearly 90 Percent of Black Homicide Victims Killed With Guns, Study Finds

Guns are by far the most common weapon used to kill Black homicide victims in America according to Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2022 Homicide Data, a new study from the VPC. The study shows that in 2022 there were 13,466 Black homicide victims in the United States and that 87.4 percent of these victims were killed with guns. Black Americans represented 13.6 percent of the U.S. population that year yet accounted for 54.1 percent of all homicide victims. More>>

New VPC Study Reveals Thousands of “Hidden” Gun Manufacturers Across the United States

Thousands of Americans possess a federal license to manufacture firearms, yet relatively few actually produce any guns according to a new VPC study. Instead, the license can be used to bypass requirements that apply to unlicensed individuals buying a gun, such as background checks. In addition, license holders can purchase firearms interstate from wholesalers at discount and in unlimited quantities. More>>