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Unarmed Teen Trayvon Martin One of More Than 400 Victims of “Concealed Carry Killers” since May 2007
For Release: Thursday, March 22, 2012 U.S. Senate May Soon Consider Legislation to Allow Trayvon Martin’s Killer and Other Concealed Carry Permit Holders to Carry Their Guns Nationwide Washington, DC–The deadly shooting of Trayvon Martin by…
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Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Persons Legally Allowed to Carry Concealed Handguns Hit 391–VPC Concealed Carry Killers February Update
For Release: Thursday, February 16, 2012 Washington, DC–At least 391 people, including 11 law enforcement officers, have been killed in incidents not ruled self-defense involving private citizens legally allowed to carry concealed handguns according to the…
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Missouri Leads Nation in Black Homicide Victimization for Second Year in a Row
For Release: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 State’s Black Homicide Victimization Rate of 34.72 Per 100,000 is Seven Times National Overall Homicide Rate of 4.76 per 100,000 Washington, DC–Missouri leads the nation in the rate of black…
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Monterey County Ranks #1 for Youth Homicide Victimization in California for Second Year in a Row, New Study Reveals
For Release: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Annual Study Compares Rates of Homicide Victimization for Californians Ages 10 to 24 by County, Race, Ethnicity, Weapon Used, Circumstance, and Location WASHINGTON, DC–Monterey County’s young people suffer a murder…
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As Anniversary of Mass Shooting in Tucson that Killed Six and Injured 13–including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords–Approaches, New Analysis Shows the Number of Americans Shot Each Year is Rising
For Release: Friday, January 6, 2012 Washington, DC–As gun violence prevention supporters begin holding vigils across America marking the January 8th one-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that claimed six lives and wounded…
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U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Expand and Nationalize the Carrying of Concealed Handguns Three Days After a Concealed Permit Holder Fires at California Highway Patrol Officers
For Release: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Permit Holders Continue to Kill Innocent Victims, Including 11 Law Enforcement Officers Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Private Citizens Legally Allowed to Carry Concealed Handguns Hit 385 According to VPC’s Concealed Carry…
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As House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Expand and Nationalize the Carrying of Concealed Handguns, Permit Holders Continue to Kill Innocent Victims, Including 11 Law Enforcement Officers
For Release: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Private Citizens Legally Allowed to Carry Concealed Handguns Hit 385–VPC Concealed Carry Killers October Update Washington, DC–As the House Judiciary Committee today voted to approve a…
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States With Higher Gun Ownership and Weak Gun Laws Lead Nation in Gun Death
For Release: Monday, October 24, 2011 Alaska, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Wyoming Have Highest Gun Death Rates Washington, DC–States with higher gun ownership rates and weak gun laws have the highest rates of gun death according…
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Nevada Ranks #1 in Rate of Women Murdered by Men for Second Year in a Row According to VPC Study Released Annually for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October
For Release: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 State Has Held Top Spot for Four of the Last Five Years WASHINGTON, DC–Nevada, with a rate of 2.70 per 100,000, ranked first in the nation in the rate of…
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Black Women Murdered by Men are Most Often Killed with a Gun, Almost Always by Someone They Know, According to New VPC Study Released Each Year for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
For Release: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 WASHINGTON, DC–Black females murdered by men are most often killed with a gun, almost always by someone they know, according to the new Violence Policy Center (VPC) report “When Men…
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As Congress Begins Action on Legislation to Expand and Nationalize the Carrying of Concealed Handguns, Permit Holders Continue to Kill Innocent Victims in Mass Shootings, Murder-Suicides, Arguments, Accidents
For Release: Friday, September 9, 2011 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Private Citizens Legally Allowed to Carry Concealed Handguns Hit 381–VPC Concealed Carry Killers September Update Washington, DC–As a U.S. House subcommittee prepares to hold a scheduled…
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Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Persons Legally Allowed to Carry Concealed Handguns Hits 370–VPC Concealed Carry Killers July/August Update
For Release: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Washington, DC–At least 370 people, including 11 law enforcement officers, have been killed in incidents not ruled self-defense involving private citizens legally allowed to carry concealed handguns according to the…
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Violence Policy Center Endorses “Stop Gun Trafficking Act of 2011”
For Release: Friday, July 15, 2011 Bill is Critical to Efforts to Prevent the Trafficking of Military-Style Firearms to Drug Organizations in Mexico Washington, D.C.–Today at a Capitol Hill press conference, the Violence Policy Center (VPC)…
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Arizona Mass Shooter, Conviction of Concealed Carry Cop-Killer, Among the June Additions and Updates to VPC’s Concealed Carry Killers
For Release: Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Washington, DC–At least 319 people, including 11 law enforcement officers, have been killed in incidents not ruled self-defense involving private citizens legally allowed to carry concealed handguns according to…
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U.S. Civilian Gun Market Has Become a Militarized Bazaar, New Violence Policy Center Study Documents
For Release: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Widespread Sale of Military-Style Weapons Drives Illicit Traffic to Mexico, Increases Armed Attacks on U.S. Law Enforcement Officers, and Facilitates Mass Shootings Washington, DC–As the House Committee on Oversight and…
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Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Act to Prevent Terrorist Attacks with Guns in Wake of New Al Qaeda Video Urging Supporters to Exploit Weak U.S. Gun Laws
For Release: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Al Qaeda: “America is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms…So what are you waiting for?” Washington, DC–In a letter (See https://vpc.org/lettertoobama.pdf) sent today to the White House, America’s five national gun…
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Toddler Alleged to Have Accidently Killed His Mother with Father’s Permitted Glock Among the May Additions to VPC’s Concealed Carry Killers
For Release: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Washington, DC–At least 309 people, including 11 law enforcement officers, have been killed in incidents not ruled self-defense involving private citizens legally allowed to carry handguns according to the May…
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Analysis Details 300 People–Including 11 Law Enforcement Officers–Killed Since May 2007 by Persons Allowed to Legally Carry Concealed Handguns as Wisconsin Legislature Holds Hearings on Allowing Concealed Loaded Handguns in Public
For Release: Thursday, May 12, 2011 Wisconsin Concealed Carry Proponents Ignore Bloody Record of Police Deaths, Mass Shootings, and Attempted Political Assassination Washington, DC–While Wisconsin concealed carry proponents promise that proposed legislation allowing the carrying of…
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Killings by Persons Allowed to Legally Carry Concealed Handguns Reach 300—VPC Concealed Carry Killers April Update
For Release: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Washington, DC—Persons legally allowed to carry concealed handguns have killed at least 300 individuals since May 2007 according to the April 2011 update of Concealed Carry Killers, a Violence Policy Center…
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National Rifle Association Receives Millions of Dollars From Gun Industry “Corporate Partners” New VPC Report Reveals
For Release: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Organized Corporate Solicitation Program Disproves Longstanding NRA Claim That It’s Independent of Gun Industry Washington, DC–The National Rifle Association (NRA) receives millions of dollars directly from domestic and foreign gun…