Press Releases
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New Report Finds Black Illinoisans 26 Times More Likely to Die by Gun Homicide Than White Residents
Every year, thousands of Illinois families lose someone to gun violence. A new report by the VPC and One Aim Illinois shows that gun violence doesn’t affect every Illinois community equally.
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New Violence Policy Center Study Reveals Hidden Gun Manufacturers Across Pennsylvania
Hundreds of Pennsylvania residents possess a federal license to manufacture firearms, yet relatively few actually produce any guns according to Pennsylvania’s Hidden Gun Manufacturers, a new study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) as part of its ongoing Campaign…
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Most Murder-Suicides Involve Guns, Are Committed by Men, and Target Intimate Partners, New VPC Study Shows
More than 1,000 people died in murder-suicides in America in 2025, 92 percent of the killers were male, 87 percent of the killers used a gun, and 65 percent involved an intimate partner according to…
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Nine Murder-Suicides Occur Across U.S. Each Week, Claiming More Than 1,000 Lives Annually, Key Findings from New VPC Study Reveal
More than 1,000 people died in murder-suicides in America in 2025, 87 percent of the killers used a gun, and 65 percent involved an intimate partner according to key findings from the upcoming ninth edition…
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More Than 3,300 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows
Concealed handgun permit holders are responsible for at least 3,345 deaths not involving self-defense since 2007, according to the VPC’s ongoing Concealed Carry Killers project, an online resource that provides examples of non-self defense killings…