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- Gun Deaths Compared to Motor Vehicle Deaths
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- Gun Trafficking
- Marketing Guns to Children
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Self-Defense Gun Use is Rare, New Violence Policy Center Study Confirms
Guns are rarely used to kill criminals or stop crimes according to Firearm Justifiable Homicides and Non-Fatal Self-Defense Gun Use, a new analysis from the VPC. The study analyzes 2016 data from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program’s Supplementary Homicide Report and includes survey data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). More>>
VPC Study Reveals Public Safety Threat Posed by Firearm Silencers
The VPC released an updated edition of its study Silencers: A Threat to Public Safety as the Virginia General Assembly began a special session on gun violence prevention legislation. The special session was called in the wake of the May mass shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, which involved a legally purchased firearm silencer. More>>
VPC Report Discusses Ways to Improve Data Collection in California to Aid Violence Prevention Efforts
In order to address the disproportionate impact of gun violence on communities of color—especially within the Latino community—data collection needs to improve, according to the new VPC report Data Collection in California in Support of Violence Prevention: Strengths, Limitations, and Opportunities. More>>
Missouri Ranked #1 for Black Homicide Victimization
For the third year in a row, Missouri has the highest black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate of 46.24 per 100,000—more than twice the national black homicide victimization rate and nine times the overall homicide rate nationwide—according to a new analysis by the VPC. More>>
