For Release: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 87 percent of black homicide victims in Missouri were killed with guns Washington, DC — Missouri has the highest black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate of 34.98 per 100,000, which…
For Release: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 87 percent of black homicide victims in Missouri were killed with guns Washington, DC — Missouri has the highest black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate of 34.98 per 100,000, which…
Since 1988, the Violence Policy Center has worked to stop gun death and injury through research, education, advocacy, and collaboration. The VPC informs the public about the impact of gun violence on their daily lives, exposes the profit-driven marketing and lobbying activities…
For Release: April 15, 2016 Washington, DC — Concealed handgun permit holders are responsible for at least 873 deaths not involving self defense since 2007, including 29 mass shootings that killed 139 people, ongoing VPC research shows. Since there is…
For Release: Thursday, March 3, 2016 Violence Policy Center study lists black homicide victimization rates by state Washington, DC — A gun is by far the most common weapon used to kill black victims of homicide in America, according to…
For Release: Friday, February 26, 2016 Washington, DC — On Thursday, Cedric Larry Ford killed three people and injured 14 others in several locations including his workplace, Excel Industries, in Hesston, Kansas. The shooter was armed with an assault rifle…
For Release: Thursday, February 18, 2016 “Start Them Young” documents how the firearms industry and gun lobby market guns to children Washington, DC–The firearms industry and gun lobby are targeting children as young as grade-school age for financial and political…
For Release: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Firearms should be regulated for health and safety just like all other consumer products Washington, DC — The gun industry is holding its annual trade show this week in Nevada, a state where the…
For Release: Monday, January 11, 2016 Firearms should be regulated for health and safety just like all other consumer products Washington, DC — Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 21 states and the District of Columbia in 2014, the…
For Release: Monday, December 14, 2015 Washington, DC — On December 14, 2012, a man with a semiautomatic assault rifle killed 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the…
For Release: Friday, December 4, 2015 “Bullet Button” Assault Rifles Are Latest Gun Industry Effort to Circumvent California’s Tough Assault Weapons Ban Washington, DC — According to news reports, the shooters who killed 14 people and wounded 21 more in…