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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…
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American Indian/Alaska Native Community Disproportionately Impacted by Gun Death New VPC Study Reveals
Members of the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) community are disproportionately impacted by lethal gun violence according to “American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Lethal Firearm Violence in the United States,” a new study from…
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New VPC Study Reveals “Hidden” Gun Manufacturers Across Wisconsin
Hundreds of Wisconsin residents possess a federal license to manufacture firearms, yet relatively few actually produce any guns according to “Wisconsin’s Hidden Gun Manufacturers,” a new study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) as part…
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Annual Study – “Gun Death in Wisconsin” – Released by Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE) Educational Fund and Violence Policy Center
Guns claimed the lives of 762 Wisconsin residents in 2023 according to “Gun Death in Wisconsin,” a new joint report by the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE) Educational Fund, the state’s leading gun violence prevention organization,…
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Nine out of 10 Women Murdered by Men are Killed by Someone They Know and Nearly Two Thirds Die by Gunfire, New Violence Policy Center Study Finds
More than 2,400 females were killed by males in 2023 and of these, 89.9 percent knew their killer. Guns were used in 64.9 percent of the attacks according to the most recent edition of the…
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More Than 2,800 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 2,817 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…
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En 2023, más de 5,700 hispanos fueron muertos con armas de fuego en Estados Unidos, revela un estudio del VPC.
Más de 5,700 hispanos murieron por disparos de arma de fuego en los Estados Unidos en 2023, de acuerdo con la edición más reciente de Víctimas hispanas de violencia letal con armas de fuego en…
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Annual Report “Gun Death in Illinois” Released by One Aim Illinois and Violence Policy Center
Guns claimed the lives of nearly 1,700 Illinois residents in 2023 according to “Gun Death in Illinois,” an annual report from One Aim Illinois, the state’s leading gun violence prevention organization, and the Violence Policy…