Statement of Violence Policy Center in Response to GAO Report: “Less Time Means More Domestic Gun Crime”
For Release: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 Today’s Washington Post story, “Domestic Abusers Bought Guns,” unequivocally demonstrates that law enforcement officials need more time, not less time, to ensure that domestic abusers are prevented from purchasing firearms in connection with background checks required…
Los Angeles First City in Nation to Vote to Ban 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles
For Release: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 WASHINGTON, DC The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today applauded the Los Angeles City Council for passing a ban on the sale and possession of 50 caliber sniper rifles. This marks the first time that…
House Passes Bill to Protect Reckless, Negligent Gun Manufacturers and “Bad Apple” Gun Dealers
For Release: Wednesday, April 9, 2003 Bill Would Force Dismissal of Current NAACP Suit Against Gun Industry WASHINGTON, DC -Today, in a lead-up to the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R.1036) that would give…
VPC Welcomes President Bush’s Reaffirmation of Campaign Pledge to Support Reauthorization of Federal Assault Weapons Ban
WASHINGTON, DC – On the eve of the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, President Bush has kept his 2000 campaign promise and reaffirmed his support for the federal ban on assault weapons, Knight Ridder news service reported this past weekend.…
VPC Study Explains Assault Weapons’ Spray-Fire Design
For Release: Thursday, May 22, 2003 Bullet Hoses Documents History of Assault Weapons, Shows That Widely Available Civilian Assault Weapons Incorporate Specific Military Design Features for “Laying Down a High Volume of Fire Over a Wide Killing Zone” WASHINGTON, DC…
U.S. Terror Training Indictment Echoes Violence Policy Center Warning
For Release: Friday, June 27, 2003 2002 Credit Card Armies Study Described Exact Scenario WASHINGTON, DC – A federal terrorism indictment released today by the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia tracks exactly a scenario the Violence Policy…
Eleventh-Hour NRA Amendment to Justice Department Appropriations Bill Would License Tens of Thousands of New “Kitchen-Table” Gun Dealers
For Release: Monday, July 21, 2003 Amendment Would Also Severely Weaken Gun Dealer Oversight By ATF WASHINGTON, DC—A National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed amendment inserted by Representative Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) at the last minute into fiscal year 2004 appropriations legislation for…
Violence Policy Center Releases Annual Report When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2001 Homicide Data
For Release: Thursday, September 25, 2003 Study, Released for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Ranks South Carolina #1 in Rate of Women Murdered by Men WASHINGTON, DC—The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today released When Men Murder Women: An Analysis…
Violence Policy Center Launches Campaign and Website to Engage Grassroots www.banassaultweapons.org as Part of Growing Effort to Renew and Strengthen Federal Assault Weapons Ban
For Release: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 Ban Will End on September 13, 2004 Without Action This Congress, Website Asks, “President Bush, Where do You Stand?” WASHINGTON, DC – With less than one year until the federal assault weapons ban…
On One-Year Anniversary of DC-Area Sniper Shootings, Violence Policy Center Strongly Supports Lautenberg and McCarthy Bills (S. 1431, H.R. 2038) to Renew and Strengthen the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
For Release: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 Ban Will End on September 13, 2004 Without Congressional and White House Action WASHINGTON, DC – The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today announced its strong support for the “Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement…