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Para divulgación inmediata: martes, 28 de julio de 2015 Cada año más de 3,000 hispanos mueren asesinados por armas de fuego y de éstos las dos terceras partes son por homicidios Washington, DC — Entre…

For Release: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 More than 3,000 Hispanics per year are killed with guns; two-thirds of Hispanic gun deaths are homicides Para la versión en español haga “click” aquí Washington, DC — More…

For Release: Friday, July 24, 2015 Washington, DC — Following yesterday’s shooting at a Lafayette, Louisiana movie theater reportedly with a 40 caliber handgun that left two dead and nine injured before the shooter killed himself,…

For Release: Thursday, July 23, 2015 Washington, DC — Research by the Violence Policy Center (VPC) has found that individuals with permits to carry concealed handguns in public are responsible for at least 568 fatal non-self…

For Release: Thursday, July 16, 2015 Washington, DC — Following today’s shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee which left four U.S. Marines dead, Violence Policy Center (VPC) Executive Director Josh Sugarmann issued the following statement: “Another day in…

For Release:  Thursday, June 18, 2015 Washington, DC — On June 17, a man opened fire at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people, in an incident that law enforcement are…

For Release:  Thursday, June 4, 2015 Washington, DC — Today, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed a bill into law that strengthens penalties for domestic abusers and sets new restrictions on gun possession for domestic…

For Release:  Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Washington, DC — Tuesday night, the House passed several gun lobby-supported amendments to the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill including one that would allow convicted felons to obtain…

For Release:  Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Washington, DC — Late last night, the House passed several amendments to the Commerce, Justice Science (CJS) appropriations bill that are supported by the gun lobby and would endanger…

For Release:  Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Washington, DC — Individuals with permits to carry concealed handguns in public are responsible for at least 743 non-self defense deaths since 2007, a number that likely represents a…

For Release: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Firearms should be regulated for health and safety just like all other consumer products Washington, DC — With the National Rifle Association annual meeting opening in Nashville on Friday, a…

For Release: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 At Least 29 Mass Shootings Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007 Washington, DC — Today, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) launched a new and expanded version of Concealed Carry Killers, an…

For Release: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Washington, DC — The firearms industry and gun lobby are fighting a battle of their own creation with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) according to…

For Release: Thursday, February 12, 2015 Washington, DC — The man who allegedly murdered three students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Tuesday had a concealed handgun permit, state records show. It is the 29th mass…

For Release: Thursday, February 5, 2015 Washington, DC — Individuals with permits to carry concealed handguns in public are responsible for at least 722 non-self defense deaths since 2007, a number that likely represents a fraction…

For Release: Thursday, January 29, 2015 Additional Contact:  Cathie Whittenburg States United to Prevent Gun Violence 207-318-0771 cathie@ceasefireusa.org Alaska, Louisiana Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation; Hawaii, Massachusetts Have Lowest Washington, DC — Newly…

For Release: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Additional Contact:  Cathie Whittenburg States United to Prevent Gun Violence 207-318-0771 cathie@ceasefireusa.org State’s black homicide victimization rate is far above national average, 87 percent of victims killed with guns Washington,…

For Release: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 Washington, DC — On Monday, the Senate voted to confirm Vivek Murthy as America’s next surgeon general, despite the National Rifle Association’s opposition. VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand made the…

For Release: Friday, December 12, 2014 Washington, DC —Violence Policy Center Executive Director Josh Sugarmann, a native of Newtown, Connecticut, made the following statement in advance of the two-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School…

For Release: Thursday, December 11, 2014 Washington, DC — The Violence Policy Center has documented at least 506 fatal non-self defense incidents since 2007 resulting from private citizens legally allowed to carry concealed handguns, and this…