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  • Bush Budget Provides More Guns, Less Prevention

    For Release:   Monday, April 9, 2001 President George W. Bush’s budget for the 2002 Fiscal Year does almost nothing to prevent gun violence even as America approaches the second anniversary of the April 20th Columbine…

  • IN WAKE OF LATEST SCHOOL SHOOTING, BUSH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS REFUSE TO TAKE ACTION, DENY REALITY OF GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA

    For Release:   Friday, March 23, 2001 WASHINGTON The most recent school shooting-this time at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, CA-is the latest bloody testament to our nation’s gun violence crisis the Violence Policy…

  • CALIFORNIA GUN LAWS AND FIREARMS VIOLENCE STATISTICS FOR CALIFORNIA

    For Release:   Thursday, March 22, 2001 This fact sheet provides background information for journalists covering today’s shooting at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California. California Firearm Laws [1] Purchasers of concealable weapons must…

  • Santana High School Shooting Latest Proof of Need For Handgun Ban

    For Release:   Monday March 5, 2001 WASHINGTON Today’s handgun shooting at the Santana High School in Santee, California, is the latest incident starkly illustrating the need for a ban on the most deadly category…

  • White House Shooting Latest Proof of Need For Handgun Ban

    For Release:  Wednesday, February 7, 2001 It’s the Guns Stupid, Says VPC WASHINGTON Today’s alleged shooting by Robert Pickett with a handgun at the White House is the latest incident starkly illustrating the need for…

  • For Every Time a Women Uses a Handgun to Kill in Self-Defense, 101 Women Die in Handgun Murders, New VPC Report Finds

    For Release:   Wednesday, January 31, 2001 Only Eight States Report Women Using Handguns to Kill in Self-Defense in 1998  WASHINGTON, DC In 1998, for every time a women used a handgun in the United…

  • Attorney General Nominee Ashcroft Member of National Rifle Association

    For Release:  Friday, January 26, 2001 How Can the Nation’s Chief Law Enforcement Official be a Member of an Organization that Compares Federal Law Enforcement Agents to Nazis, VPC Asks WASHINGTON, DC As a member…

  • Violence Policy Center Releases Report Detailing Ashcroft Pro-Gun Record

    For Release:  Tuesday, January 9, 2001 WASHINGTON, DC The Violence Policy Center (VPC), a national organization working to reduce gun death and injury in America, today released John Ashcroft: The Wrong Choice to Enforce America’s Gun…

  • Violence Policy Center Opposes Nomination of John Ashcroft For U.S. Attorney General

    For Release:  Thursday, January 4, 2001 National Rifle Association Will Be Running The Justice Department Under Ashcroft, VPC Warns WASHINGTON The Violence Policy Center (VPC), a national organization working to reduce gun death and injury…

  • U.S. Representative Markey Joins Violence Policy Center for Release of New VPC Report From Gun Games to Gun Stores: Why the Firearms Industry Wants Their Video Games on Your Child’s Wish List

    For Release:  Thursday, December 14, 2000 Report Reveals Latest Effort by Gunmakers to Market Firearms to Children and Teens and Should be Warning to Unaware Holiday Shoppers  WASHINGTON, DC The Violence Policy Center (VPC), joined…

  • Violence Policy Center Releases Firearms Production In America, 1975-1997: A State-by-State Breakdown

    For Release:  Wednesday, December 6, 2000 Connecticut Leads Nation in Gun Production WASHINGTON The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today released Firearms Production In America, 1975-1997: A State-by-State Breakdown. The 155-page study examines 22 years of federal Bureau…

  • VPC CONTINUES THE FIGHT TO REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS AT “TUPPERWARE PARTIES FOR CRIMINALS” U.S. SENATOR JACK REED TO TAKE OVER GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE LEGISLATION

    For Release:   Tuesday, December 5, 2000 1996 Violence Policy Center Report First Exposed Gun Show Loopholes WASHINGTON The Violence Policy Center (VPC) joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) in their effort…

  • VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER RELEASES WHEN MEN MURDER WOMEN: AN ANALYSIS OF 1998 HOMICIDE DATA

    For Release:  Thursday, October 26, 2000 South Carolina Ranks #1 in Rate of Women Murdered by Men The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today released When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 1998 Homicide Data, an annual…

  • VPC’s Diaz Exposes Gun Industry’s Aggressive Recruitment of Children to Gun Culture at Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Marketing Violence to Children

    For Release:  Wednesday, September 13, 2000 Tom Diaz, author of Making a Killing: The Business of Guns in America and Senior Policy Analyst at the Violence Policy Center (VPC), testified before the Senate Commerce Committee today. Diaz…

  • VPC Releases License to Kill III: The Texas Concealed Handgun Law’s Legacy of Crime and Violence 

    For Release:  Wednesday, August 9, 2000 Texas Concealed Carry License Holder Offenses Include: Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, Weapon Crimes, Drunk Driving, and Domestic Violence A new study released today by the Violence Policy Center (VPC) shows…

  • VPC Lauds Introduction of Blagojevich Bill to Ban “Pocket Rockets”

    For Release:  Tuesday, July 18, 2000 The Violence Policy Center strongly supports the “Pocket Rocket Elimination Act of 2000.” The bill will be introduced today, July 18, 2000 by Representative Rod Blagojevich (D-IL). The legislation…

  • New VPC Study Pocket Rockets: The Gun Industry’s Sale of Increased Killing Power Released Today at Chicago News Conference

    For Release: Monday, July 17, 2000 Study Explores How Gun Industry Increases Sales Through Increased Lethality Today, Monday, July 17, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) released Pocket Rockets: The Gun Industry’s Sale of Increased Killing Power. The 25-page…

  • Violence Policy Center Releases GUNLAND USA: A State-by-State Ranking of Gun Shows, Gun Retailers, Machine Guns, and Gun Manufacturers

    For Release:  Wednesday, June 28, 2000 Texas Ranks #1 in All Categories The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today released GUNLAND USA: A State-by-State Ranking of Gun Shows, Gun Retailers, Machine Guns, and Gun Manufacturers, a study that…

  • Announcement of Planned NRA Cafe and Store in Times Square Latest Proof of National Rifle Association’s Appetite for Destruction 

    For Release:  Friday, May 19, 2000 In reaction to today’s announcement at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting that the organization planned to open an NRA cafe and store in New York City’s Times…

  • NRA Leader Wayne LaPierre’s “Homogenization” Quote Most Recent Addition to NRA History of Racist Commentary

    For Release:  Tuesday, May 16, 2000 LaPierre Scrambles on CBS News to Deny Racist Language National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre has once again demonstrated the core values of the NRA’s leadership:…