Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed 8 Law Enforcement Officers, 77 Private Citizens Over Two and a Half Year Period According to New On-Line Resource That Tallies News Reports of CCW Killings
For Release: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Washington, DC–Concealed handgun permit holders killed eight law enforcement officers and 77 private citizens (including 10 shooters who killed themselves after an attack) during the period May 2007 through October 2009 according to a new…
Alleged Fort Dix Terrorists Reportedly Trained With Yugoslavian SKS Assault Rifle Model Specifically Approved for Import by Bush Administration
For Release: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 Alleged Terrorists Also Trained with Next-Generation Assault Rifle, the Beretta Storm Washington, DC–A foreign-made SKS assault rifle specifically approved for import by the Bush Administration was one of the weapons the U.S. government…
Number of Gun Dealers in U.S. Drops Almost 80 Percent Since 1994 – From 245,628 to 50,630 – New Violence Policy Center (VPC) Report Reveals
For Release: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 California Leads Nation in Decrease (-89%), Followed by Hawaii, (-88%) Massachusetts (-88%), Florida (-87%), and Connecticut (-87%) America Once Had More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stations, Now Only Five States Do: Alaska, Idaho, Montana,…
Gunmakers Urge That Children as Young as Four Years Old Get “A .22 For Christmas,” New VPC Report Reveals
For Release: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 Washington, DC – The gun industry has unleashed a new wave of smaller, lighter versions of adult firearms and is marketing them as youth models for use by children as young as four years…
For Every Time a Women Uses a Handgun to Kill in Self-Defense, 101 Women Die in Handgun Murders, New VPC Report Finds
For Release: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 Only Eight States Report Women Using Handguns to Kill in Self-Defense in 1998 WASHINGTON, DC In 1998, for every time a women used a handgun in the United States to kill in self-defense,…
Violence Policy Center Releases Report Detailing Ashcroft Pro-Gun Record
For Release: Tuesday, January 9, 2001 WASHINGTON, DC The Violence Policy Center (VPC), a national organization working to reduce gun death and injury in America, today released John Ashcroft: The Wrong Choice to Enforce America’s Gun Laws, an eight-page report detailing…
U.S. Representative Markey Joins Violence Policy Center for Release of New VPC Report From Gun Games to Gun Stores: Why the Firearms Industry Wants Their Video Games on Your Child’s Wish List
For Release: Thursday, December 14, 2000 Report Reveals Latest Effort by Gunmakers to Market Firearms to Children and Teens and Should be Warning to Unaware Holiday Shoppers WASHINGTON, DC The Violence Policy Center (VPC), joined by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA),…
Fact Sheet on the Manufacturer of the Gun Reportedly Used in the Shooting at Theo J. Buell Elementary in Flint, Michigan
According to the Detroit News, a 32-caliber Davis Industries semiautomatic pistol was allegedly used by a 6-year-old boy to shoot and kill his first grade classmate. Dealer literature describes the Davis P-32 as “our original pocket pistol.” Davis Industries Pistols Traced…
New VPC Report Details How Liability Legislation (H.R. 2366) Would Protect Manufacturers of Guns Used in 1999 Columbine Massacre
For Release: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today denounced H.R. 2366, the “Small Business Liability Reform Act,” legislation that would protect many gun manufacturers and virtually all gun dealers. In support of its charges, the VPC…
New Report Shows Murders of Women Typically Involve Domestic Violence And Guns
For Release: Tuesday, October 5, 1999 Most Women Are Killed by Someone They Know – Debunks “Dangerous Stranger” Myth Promoted by Gun Lobby Includes State-by-State Ranking of Female Homicide Rates Women are far more likely to be murdered by someone…