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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 involving private citizens with permits to carry concealed handguns in public.
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Nearly Nine out of 10 Black Homicide Victims Killed with Guns, New VPC Study Finds
Nearly nine out of 10 of Black homicide victims die by gunfire according to the latest edition of Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2023 Homicide Data, an annual study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC).
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More than 5,700 Hispanics Killed by Guns in the United States in 2023, VPC Study Reveals
More than 5,700 Hispanics died by gunfire in the United States in 2023 according to the latest edition of Hispanic Victims of Lethal Firearms Violence in the United States. That year (the most recent for which national is data available) guns claimed 5,747 Hispanic lives.
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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 los Estados Unidos (Hispanic Victims of Lethal Firearms Violence in the United States), un estudio anual que realiza el Violence Policy Center (VPC), que es una organización educativa de alcance nacional que trabaja para detener muertes y heridas causadas por…
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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 Center (VPC), a national research and advocacy organization working to stop gun death and injury.
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New VPC Study Reveals Public Safety Threat Posed by Firearm Silencers
The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today released Silencers: A Threat to Public Safety, a new study detailing the public safety threat posed by firearm silencers. The study was released as part of the VPC’s ongoing Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability.
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New VPC Study Reveals Hundreds of “Hidden” Gun Manufacturers Across Michigan
Hundreds of Michigan residents possess a federal license to manufacture firearms, yet relatively few actually produce any guns according to Michigan’s Hidden Gun Manufacturers, a new study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) as part of its ongoing Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability. Instead, the license can be used to bypass requirements that apply to unlicensed individuals buying a gun, such as background checks.
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New Study – Gun Death in Texas – Released by Texas Gun Sense and the Violence Policy Center
Guns claimed the lives of more than 4,500 Texas residents in 2022 in suicides, homicides, and unintentional deaths according to Gun Death in Texas, a new joint report by Texas Gun Sense, the state’s leading gun violence prevention organization, and the Violence Policy Center (VPC), a national research and advocacy organization working to stop gun death and injury.
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New Study Details Devastating Impact of U.S. 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles in Mexico
Today the VPC released Long Range Terror: How U.S. 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles Wreak Havoc in Mexico. The 31-page study documents the prevalence of U.S.-sourced 50 caliber sniper rifles illegally trafficked to Mexico and how these weapons are used by cartels to terrorize civilians and attack and undermine government authorities.
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Los rifles de francotirador calibre 50 estadounidenses tienen un impacto devastador en México, según revela en forma detallada un nuevo estudio
Para divulgación inmediata: lunes, 3 de marzo de 2025 Este estudio se divulga un día antes de que la Corte Suprema de EUA escuche los argumentos en la demanda legal que México ha entablado contra Smith y Wesson Washington, DC – Hoy, el Violence Policy Center (VPC) está dando a conocer Long Range Terror: How U.S. 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles Wreak Havoc in Mexico (Terror de largo alcance: cómo rifles de francotirador calibre 50 estadounidenses…
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More Than 2,500 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows
For Release: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Latest Update Comes as Pro-Gun Push for National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Begins on Capitol Hill Washington, DC — Concealed handgun permit holders are responsible for at least 2,541 deaths not involving self-defense since 2007, according to the Violence Policy Center’s (VPC) ongoing Concealed Carry Killers (concealedcarrykillers.org) project, an online resource that provides examples of non-self defense killings involving private citizens with permits to carry concealed handguns in public. This…
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States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation, New Data for 2023 Confirm
For Release: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, New Mexico, and Alaska Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Hawaii Have Lowest Gun Death Rates in the Nation Washington, DC — New data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that states with the highest rates of overall gun death in the nation are those with weak gun violence prevention laws…
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New Report Reveals Gun Violence Trends in Minnesota: 530 Lives Lost in 2023
For Release: December 18, 2024 Report from Protect Minnesota and Violence Policy Center underscores urgent need for additional action to combat gun violence during upcoming legislative session Minneapolis — Protect Minnesota has released a new report in partnership with the Violence Policy Center analyzing gun deaths in the state during 2023, highlighting concerning trends and emphasizing the need for continued legislative action to reduce gun violence. The joint report, based on Minnesota Department of Health…
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Gun Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Deaths in 35 States and the District of Columbia
For Release: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Washington, DC — Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 35 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, the most recent year for which data are available, a new analysis from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) reveals. That year, gun deaths (including gun suicide, homicide, and fatal unintentional shootings) outpaced motor vehicle deaths (both occupant and pedestrian) in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho,…
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Study Reveals Disproportionate Impact of Lethal Gun Violence on American Indian/Alaska Native Community
For Release: Thursday, October 17, 2024 Study released during Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — Members of the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) community are disproportionately impacted by firearm violence according to a new study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC). The study, American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Lethal Firearm Violence in the United States, was released today during Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Analyzing 2022 data (the most recent…
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New Study – Gun Death in Wisconsin – Released by Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE) Educational Fund and Violence Policy Center
For Release: October 10, 2024 Guns claimed 830 Wisconsin lives in homicides, suicides, and unintentional deaths, according to latest data Washington, DC — Guns claimed the lives of 830 Wisconsin residents in 2022 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, and the Violence Policy Center (VPC), a national research and advocacy organization working to stop gun death…
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Black Women Murdered by Men Are Almost Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly with a Gun
For Release: Thursday, October 3, 2024 Annual Violence Policy Center study released for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — Nearly nine out of 10 Black females murdered by males are killed by someone they know, most often with a gun, according to the new Violence Policy Center (VPC) study When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2022 Homicide Data. The VPC releases the study each year for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.…
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Nearly Nine out of 10 Women Murdered by Men are Killed by Someone They Know and Two Thirds Die by Gunfire, New Violence Policy Center Study Finds
For Release: Thursday, October 3, 2024 Annual VPC study released for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — More than 2,400 females were killed by males in 2022 and of these, 87.5 percent knew their killer. Guns were used in 66.0 percent of the attacks according to the most recent edition of the annual Violence Policy Center (VPC) study When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2022 Homicide Data. Each year the VPC releases…
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States with Lower Gun Ownership and Stronger Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates
For Release: Thursday, September 12, 2024 Highest Rates in States with Higher Gun Ownership Rates, Weaker Gun Violence Prevention Laws New VPC Analysis Released During National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September Washington, DC — States with lower rates of gun ownership and stronger gun violence prevention laws have the lowest overall suicide rates in the nation according to a new Violence Policy Center (VPC) analysis of 2022 data (the most recent year available) from…
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VPC Issues Backgrounder on Gun Industry Marketing to Children in Wake of Georgia High School Shooting
For Release: Monday, September 9, 2024 Washington, DC — In the wake of the school shooting allegedly committed with an AR-15 style assault rifle by a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, today the Violence Policy Center (VPC) released a new backgrounder on the gun industry’s marketing of guns to children. The Apalachee High School attack is the most recent example of a mass shooting at a school by a child armed…