Section Three: The NSSF and NRA Exploit COVID-19 In Their Marketing Efforts The NRA and gun industry have a long history of exploiting crises (real and perceived) and civil unrest not only to market weapons, but to justify even the…
Section Three: The NSSF and NRA Exploit COVID-19 In Their Marketing Efforts The NRA and gun industry have a long history of exploiting crises (real and perceived) and civil unrest not only to market weapons, but to justify even the…
Section Two: The National Rifle Association The NSSF and its industry partners are joined in these marketing efforts by the National Rifle Association. As noted earlier, while the marketing efforts of the NSSF are designed to ensure the financial success…
Section One: The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Firearms Industry While the National Rifle Association functions as the unofficial trade association for the firearms industry, the NSSF is its official trade association. The role played by the NSSF…
Introduction Since the mid-1960s, self-defense has been the foundational argument used by the gun industry to sell firearms, primarily handguns, in the United States. In this effort, gunmakers have been aided by the gun lobby, most notably the National Rifle…
For Release: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 New Violence Policy Center Report Released During Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — California females murdered by males almost always know their killer and the most common weapon used is a…
For Release: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 95 Percent of Black Homicide Victims in Missouri were Killed with Guns Washington, DC — For the fourth year in a row, Missouri has the highest black homicide victimization rate in the nation with…
For stories from 2018 to the present, please see https://vpc.org/vpc-in-the-news/ “Domestic violence is far too prevalent in Lancaster County, and must be prevented,” Lancaster Online, December 22, 2017 “A portrait of Nina,” The Mountaineer, December 18, 2017 “What will it…
For Release: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Washington, DC — Innocent victims continue to die at the hands of private citizens with permits to carry concealed handguns, according to ongoing research from the Violence Policy Center (VPC). Concealed handgun permit holders…
For Release: Monday, July 8, 2019 Report Released Prior to Special Session of Virginia General Assembly Called in Wake of Virginia Beach Mass Shooting Washington, D.C. – The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today released an updated edition of its study…
A Trump Administration proposal to transfer control of firearm exports from the State Department to the Commerce Department would ease restrictions on the online distribution of plans for 3D-printed guns. But legislation is pending in Congress to prohibit the online…