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National Rifle Association Accusations Of Race And Sex Discrimination At Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, And Firearms “Lesson In Hypocrisy”
For Release: Wednesday, May 17, 1995 Charges this week by the National Rifle Association (NRA) voiced on national television and in full-page ads placed in major newspapers of race and sex discrimination at the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) are a “lesson in hypocrisy” according to a new report released by the Violence Policy Center (VPC). The VPC report states that “while the NRA charges federal agencies with racism and sexism, the organization…
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Oklahoma Bombing Inevitable Result Of Growing Extremism Of American Gun Lobby
For Release: Friday, April 21, 1995 The Oklahoma bombing is an inevitable result of an inflammatory two-year campaign waged by America’s gun lobby attacking the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the Clinton Administration in the wake of the 1993 federal assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, TX. The bombing occurred at a federal building housing an office of ATF on the second anniversary of the federal assault on the compound.…
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Historic Morton Grove, Illinois Handgun Ban May Be Overturned as Result of National Rifle Association-Backed Gun Law Preemption Campaign
For Release: Wednesday, March 22, 1995 The historic Morton Grove ban on handgun sale and possession — the first of its kind in the nation — may soon be overturned as the result a campaign being waged by the National Rifle Association (NRA) to pass a statewide firearms ‘preemption’ in Illinois that would nullify all local laws stricter than state standards (under the bill only Chicago would be exempt). In addition to the Morton Grove ordinance,…
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Gun Industry, Pro Gun Lobbying Organizations Meet At Las Vegas S.H.O.T. Show To Preview New Products And Hone Marketing And Press Strategies
For Release: Friday, January 20, 1995 Firearm manufacturers and pro-gun organizations will meet this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada for the S.H.O.T. (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade) Show, the annual trade show for America’s gun industry. The show is sponsored by the industry’s leading trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), located in Newtown, CT. In addition to being the showcase for new products and technology, workshop topics will include how to increase firearm sales to…
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Federal Tax Dollars Used To Fund School-Based Gun Industry Marketing Effort, New VPC Study Reveals
For Release: Tuesday, December 13, 1994 Federal tax dollars are being used to help underwrite a school-based marketing program designed to increase gun sales to children and young adults and bolster the political base of America’s firearms industry, according to the new Violence Policy Center (VPC) study “Use the Schools”– How Federal Tax Dollars Are Spent to Market Guns to Kids. The study was released on Tuesday, December 13th at a 1:00 P.M. Capitol Hill press conference…
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New VPC Study Exposes Gun Industry’s Marketing Tactics While Exploding Myths Concerning Women and Firearms Violence
For Release: Thursday, December 1, 1994 The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today released Female Persuasion: A Study of How the Firearms Industry Markets to Women and the Reality of Women and Guns, a first-of-its-kind study detailing the marketing campaign of the firearms industry (manufacturers, trade associations, and lobby organizations) to American women. The study also explores four of the most common myths about violence against women that permeate firearms industry outreach efforts: stranger rape; firearms homicide and…
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In Historic First, Saturday Night Special Manufacturer Tops U.S. Domestic Pistol Manufacturers
For Release: September 14, 1993 In an historic first, a Saturday Night Special manufacturer is the leading domestic pistol manufacturer in America according to 1991 production figures (the most recent available) obtained from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). [Saturday Night Specials–banned from import–are inexpensive, short-barreled handguns with no sporting purpose made from inferior materials that are best suited for criminal use.] In 1991 Bryco Arms of…
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New Technology–Caseless “PHANTOM” Ammo–Could Devastate Police Investigations
For Release: Tuesday, July 6, 1993 New firearms ammunition technology soon to be imported to the United States could devastate police investigations according to the new Violence Policy Center study Phantom Ammo: The Advent of Caseless Ammunition. Spent shell casings are a key law enforcement tool in criminal investigations and court proceedings. Information stamped on the casing as well as unique markings left when a gun is fired can aid police in identifying the type of…
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New Study–More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stations–Documents Criminal Abuse of Federal Gun Dealer Licenses and Regulatory Failures of Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)
For Release: Friday, December 11, 1992 New Study–More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stations–Documents Criminal Abuse of Federal Gun Dealer Licenses and Regulatory Failures of Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Hundreds of thousands of Americans – including an untold number of criminals – illegitimately possess Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs) issued by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) according to a new 138-page study, More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stations, released today by the Violence…
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Violence Policy Center Study Spurs Legislation To End Federal Program To Rearm Convicted, Violent Felons
For Release: Thursday, February 27, 1992 As the result of a fall 1991 Violence Policy Center study documenting a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) program that allows convicted felons to regain their gun-owning privileges, Rep. Larry Smith (D-FL), Rep. Ed Feighan (D-OH), Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Sen. Paul Simon (D-IL) today introduced the Felon Gun Prevention Act. The Act would prohibit ATF from granting convicted felons “relief” from the “disability” of…