Killings by Persons Allowed to Legally Carry Concealed Handguns Reach 300—VPC Concealed Carry Killers April Update
For Release: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Washington, DC—Persons legally allowed to carry concealed handguns have killed at least 300 individuals since May 2007 according to the April 2011 update of Concealed Carry Killers, a Violence Policy Center (VPC) on-line resource that tallies…
Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Act to Prevent Terrorist Attacks with Guns in Wake of New Al Qaeda Video Urging Supporters to Exploit Weak U.S. Gun Laws
For Release: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Al Qaeda: “America is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms…So what are you waiting for?” Washington, DC–In a letter (See http://vpc.org/lettertoobama.pdf) sent today to the White House, America’s five national gun violence prevention (GVP) organizations–the Brady…
As Congress Begins Action on Legislation to Expand and Nationalize the Carrying of Concealed Handguns, Permit Holders Continue to Kill Innocent Victims in Mass Shootings, Murder-Suicides, Arguments, Accidents
For Release: Friday, September 9, 2011 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Private Citizens Legally Allowed to Carry Concealed Handguns Hit 381–VPC Concealed Carry Killers September Update Washington, DC–As a U.S. House subcommittee prepares to hold a scheduled hearing this coming Tuesday on…
Vast Majority of Handgun Makers Violate White House Trigger Lock Deal
For Release: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 New VPC Report Exposes Voluntary Agreement’s Failure A widely hailed voluntary agreement on trigger locks between the White House and the firearms industry has made virtually no difference in the way handguns are sold, according…
Landmark Verdict Against Gun Industry Paves Way for Further Litigation
For Release: Thursday, February 11, 1999 Jury Condemns Gun Makers’ Shadowy Practices The Violence Policy Center hailed today’s verdict against firearm manufacturers in federal court in Brooklyn as a landmark in the effort to hold the gun industry accountable for its irresponsible…
Senate Passage of Tough Gun Show Rules Will Control “Tupperware Parties for Criminals”
For Release: Thursday, May 20, 1999 1996 VPC Report Exposed Gun Show Loopholes The Violence Policy Center congratulated the U.S. Senate for today’s vote to close numerous loopholes and pass a strong requirement for mandatory background checks at gun shows. The…
VPC Demonstrates How Weak Senate Gun Bill Allows “Junk Locks”
For Release: Tuesday, June 8, 1999 House Amendment Would Fix Problem, Add Quality Standards The Violence Policy Center demonstrated at a press conference today how the lack of quality standards undermines a Senate-passed bill mandating safety devices for handguns. The VPC…
VPC Denounces House Gun Bill
For Release: Wednesday, June 9, 1999 NRA-Blessed Bill is Spin Control, Not Gun Control The Violence Policy Center today denounced the gun control provisions in the House leadership’s new proposed juvenile justice bill as a tangle of loopholes designed…
House Bill Undermines Current Gun Law
For Release: Friday, June 18, 1999 Real Gun Control a Victim of Cautious Strategy, NRA Muscle The Violence Policy Center warned today that a gun control bill under consideration in the House would do more to weaken current gun law…
Fact Sheet on Taurus International Manufacturing Company And its “Wonder-Nine” High-Capacity Semiautomatic Pistols
For Release: Tuesday, December 7, 1999 News reports identify the handgun used in the December 6, 1999 middle school shooting in Ft. Gibson, OK as a Taurus 9mm semiautomatic pistol with a 15-round magazine, sold in 1993. Although the precise…