VPC in the News Archive
For stories from 2018 to the present, please see https://vpc.org/vpc-in-the-news/ “Domestic violence is far too prevalent in Lancaster County, and must be prevented,” Lancaster Online, December 22, 2017 “A portrait of Nina,” The Mountaineer, December 18, 2017 “What will it…
“Start Them Young” – The Industry Finds Its “‘Reality’ Video Game” in 3-Gun Competition
In the competition for the recreation time of youth, video games are seen by the gun industry as both a threat to, and an opportunity for, marketing firearms to youth. Bud Pidgeon, president of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance warns, “By…
Lawyers, Guns, and Money: The Impact of Tort Restrictions on Firearms Safety and Gun Control Executive Summary
Executive Summary Introduction On March 10, 1995, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 956, the “Common Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act.” The deceptively named bill embodies the product liability restrictions of the Republican “Contract with America.”…
Voting From the Rooftops – Section Four: Proliferating for Profit
“Barrett is hoping to widen his lead with a helping hand from the State Department, which recently gave him the okay to sell rifles to civilians in Europe, a market that was off-limits under the Clinton Administration. He is also…
Pocket Rockets – Endnotes
Jim Grover, “Don’t Be a Victim!,” Guns & Ammo (July 1992), pp. 20-21. “Alejandro Mayorkas Holds Briefing With Others on the Furrow Case,” FDCH Political Transcripts (August 12, 1999). “Man accused in Jewish center shootings pawned guns repeatedly,” The Associated…
Assault Weapons and Accessories in America
Publications
The growing fascination with assault weapons has been accompanied by a growth in the number of publications dedicated to the non-sporting use of firearms. Firepower, published by Everett Moore out of Cornville, Arizona, is the only magazine in America dedicated…
Statement of Violence Policy Center in Response To Florida Jury Verdict Against Gun Distributor
For Release: Fiday, November 15, 2002 On Thursday, November 14, 2002, a jury in Florida found Valor Corporation, a gun wholesaler, liable to the tune of $1.2 million for distributing into the marketplace a Saturday Night Special that failed to…
Report Urges President to Use Existing Law to Cut Off Flow of Military-Style Guns to Mexico
For Release: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Study of Gun-Trafficking Problem Concludes President Obama and Attorney General Holder Could Use 1968 Law to Immediately Stop Import into U.S. of AK-47s and Other Assault Weapons Smuggled to Mexico Washington, D.C.—The Violence Policy Center…
U.S. Gun Industry Armed Osama bin Laden’s Terror Network: Al Qaeda Bought 25 Barrett 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles
For Release: Sunday, October 7, 2001 “Super Guns” Can Down Helicopters, Defeat Armored Limousines, Destroy Aircraft at Terminals, Ignite Fuel Tanks, All From 1,800 yards Violence Policy Center Report Documents Sale, Details Terror Potential WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. gun industry sold…
U.S. Civilian Gun Market Has Become a Militarized Bazaar, New Violence Policy Center Study Documents
For Release: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Widespread Sale of Military-Style Weapons Drives Illicit Traffic to Mexico, Increases Armed Attacks on U.S. Law Enforcement Officers, and Facilitates Mass Shootings Washington, DC–As the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform focuses on alleged…