Violence Policy Center (VPC) Endorses Bi-Partisan Bill to Crack Down on Gun Trafficking
For Release: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Washington, DC–The Violence Policy Center (VPC) strongly endorses the “Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013,” a bi-partisan initiative introduced today by Representatives Patrick Meehan (R-Pennsylvania), Carolyn Maloney (D-New York), Scott Rigell (R-Virginia), and Elijah Cummings…
Criminal Use of the 50 Caliber Sniper Rifle
“The simple fact is that .50-calibers have not been used in crimes,” NRA spokesman Andrew Arulandam, Associated Press, August 18, 2004 Arkansas State Troopers fatally shot a 69-year-old man after an 18-hour standoff as the man moved toward a .50…