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  • New Violence Policy Center Report Details 50 Proposals for State Action to Reduce Gun Violence

    For Release: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Federal Logjam in New Congress Will Increase Importance of State-Based Action Washington, DC — Today, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) released 50 State Actions to Reduce Gun Violence, a…

  • States with Lower Gun Ownership and Stronger Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates

    For Release: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 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 —…

  • Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly with a Gun

    For Release: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Annual Violence Policy Center study ranks the states by the rate of females killed by males in advance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — Nine…

  • More Than 2,000 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Violence Policy Center Study Finds

    For Release: Tuesday September 20, 2022 Annual study ranks the states by the rate of females killed by males in advance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — More than 2,000 women…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on U.S. House Passage of Ban on Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines

    For Release: Friday, July 29, 2022 Washington, DC – Following today’s passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of legislation to ban assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines, Violence Policy Center (VPC) Government Affairs Director…

  • Nearly 90 Percent of Black Homicide Victims Killed With Guns, Study Finds

    For Release: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Missouri has the Highest Black Homicide Victimization Rate in the Nation for the Sixth Year in a Row Washington, DC — Guns are by far the most common weapon…

  • Missouri Ranked #1 for Black Homicide Victimization

    For Release: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 95 Percent of Black Homicide Victims in Missouri were Killed with Guns Washington, DC — Missouri has the highest Black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate…

  • Violence Policy Center Denounces U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Invalidate New York State’s Concealed Handgun Law

    For Release: Thursday, June 23, 2022 VPC Research Shows Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Committed at Least 37 Fatal Mass Shootings and Killed at Least 24 Law Enforcement Officers Since 2007 Washington, DC – Today…

  • Resources for Press on Texas Mass Shooting from the Violence Policy Center

    For Release: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Washington, DC — Following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the Violence Policy Center today published an online resource page with VPC research relevant to…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas

    For Release: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Washington, DC — Following the mass shooting today at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which according to news reports left 19 children and two teachers dead before the…

  • Bushmaster and Other Gun Manufacturers’ Militarized Marketing Exposed in New Slide Show from Violence Policy Center

    For Release: Monday, May 16, 2022 Washington, DC —The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today released a new slide show of firearms industry ads and catalog images exposing the common themes that gunmakers use in their…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on Buffalo, New York Mass Shooting

    For Release: Sunday, May 15, 2022 Washington, DC — Following the mass shooting yesterday at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York reportedly committed with a Bushmaster XM-15 assault rifle equipped with a high-capacity ammunition…

  • Gun Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Deaths in 34 States and the District of Columbia

    For Release: Thursday, April 28, 2022 Washington, DC — Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 34 states and the District of Columbia in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available, a…

  • More Than 2,200 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows

    For Release: Thursday, April 21, 2022 Washington, DC — Innocent victims continue to die at the hands of private citizens with permits to carry concealed handguns, according to ongoing research from the Violence Policy Center…

  • VPC Joins Other Gun Violence Prevention Groups to File Amicus Brief Supporting the Mexican Government’s Lawsuit Against Members of the Gun Industry

    For Release: Monday, January 31, 2022 WASHINGTON, DC – Today Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Global Exchange, March for Our Lives, Newtown Action Alliance and the Violence Policy Center—represented…

  • States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2020 Confirms

    For Release: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 More than 45,000 Americans Killed by Gunfire in 2020, the Highest Gun Death Toll on Record Mississippi, Wyoming, Louisiana, Alaska, Missouri, and Alabama Have Highest Gun Death Rates in…

  • Gun Violence Prevention Groups Condemn Launch of AR-15 Assault Rifles Designed Specifically for Children

    For Release: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Manufacturer Says Its JR-15 Child-Sized Assault Rifle “looks, feels, and operates just like Mom and Dad’s gun” Washington, DC — An Illinois-based gun manufacturer is marketing AR-15 assault rifles…

  • Violence Policy Center Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold New York State’s Concealed Handgun Law, Court Hears Case Today

    For Release: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 VPC Research Shows Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Committed at Least 37 Fatal Mass Shootings and Killed at Least 24 Law Enforcement Officers Since 2007 Washington, DC – Today…

  • Study Finds Black Women Murdered by Men Are Nearly Always Killed by Someone They Know, Most Commonly with a Gun

    For Release: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Annual Violence Policy Center study ranks the states by the rate of females killed by males in advance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — Nine…

  • Nearly 1,800 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Violence Policy Center Study Finds

    For Release: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Annual study ranks the states by the rate of females killed by males in advance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — Nearly 1,800 women were…