Cease Fire: A Comprehensive Strategy to Reduce Firearms Violence – Fact Sheet
Cease Fire is founded on the premise that the first step to reduce firearms death and injury in America is to recognize firearms for what they are: inherently dangerous consumer products. Only with this recognition can a comprehensive regulatory approach…
Concealed Carry: The Criminal’s Companion Executive summary
This executive summary is taken from the November 1995 study Concealed Carry: The Criminals Companion. For a copy of the complete study, please send a check or money order for $10.00 to the Violence Policy Center, 1730 Rhode Island Ave…
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.”…
Gun Shows in America – Tupperware® Parties for Criminals Executive Summary
This executive summary is taken from the July 1996 study Gun Shows in America: Tupperware® Parties for Criminals. Executive Summary Introduction In 1986 the National Rifle Association (NRA) unveiled the “Firearms Owners’ Protection Act.” Commonly known as “McClure-Volkmer” for its…
When Men Murder Women (1999 Data): Understanding the Statistics
This analysis of female homicide victims in America is limited to cases involving one female victim and one male offender. Supplemental data on age and race of victim, the type of weapon used, the relationship of victim to offender, and…
When Men Murder Women (1999 Data): Introduction
Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, against women is a disturbingly common occurance in the United States. Estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) indicate that from 1993 to 1998, women were victims of violent crimes by their intimate…
When Men Murder Women (1998 Data): Understanding the Statistics
This analysis of female homicide victims in America is limited to cases involving one female victim and one male offender. Supplemental data on age and race of victim, the type of weapon used, the relationship of victim to offender, and…
When Men Murder Women (1997 Data): Texas
182 females were murdered by males in Texas in 1997 The homicide rate among females murdered by males in Texas was 1.85 per 100,000 in 1997 Ranked 13th highest in the United States Age Nineteen female homicide victims (10 percent)…
When Men Murder Women (1997 Data): Understanding the Statistics
This analysis of female homicide victims in America is limited to cases involving one female victim and one male offender. Supplemental data on age and race of victim, the type of weapon used, the relationship of victim to offender, and…
Hispanics and Firearms Violence – Section Three: Conclusion
Firearms violence within the Hispanic community across the United States is dramatically understudied. A review of the limited national data available, as well as the three “snapshots” contained in this study, clearly demonstrates that guns disproportionately affect Hispanics in America.…