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

    For Release: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 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…

  • Desde 1999, más de 70,000 hispanos han muerto por disparos de armas de fuego en los EUA y cerca de dos terceras partes de esas muertes han sido homicidios, según revela un estudio.

    Para divulgarse: Miércoles, 28 de julio de 2021 Más de 4,000 hispanos fueron asesinados con armas de fuego en 2019 Haga click aquí para esta nota de prensa en inglés. Washington, DC — Cerca de…

  • Nearly 70,000 Hispanics Have Died by Gunfire in U.S. Since 1999, Nearly Two-Thirds of the Deaths are Homicides, Study Finds

    For Release: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 More than 4,000 Hispanics were killed by guns in 2019 Para la versión en español haga “click” aquí. Washington, DC — Nearly 70,000 Hispanics were killed with guns in…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at the San Jose, CA Valley Transportation Authority Light Rail Yard

    For Release: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Washington, DC — Following the mass shooting today at the Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose, California, Violence Policy Center (VPC) Executive Director Josh Sugarmann issued…

  • More Than 85 Percent of Black Homicide Victims Killed With Guns, Study Finds

    For Release: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Missouri has the Highest Black Homicide Victimization Rate in the Nation for the Fifth Year in a Row Washington, DC — Guns are by far the most common weapon…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on Indianapolis, Indiana Mass Shooting at FedEx Facility

    For Release: Friday, April 16, 2021 Washington, DC — Following the mass shooting yesterday at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana that left eight victims dead and several others wounded before the shooter took his…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on Biden Administration Executive Actions on Guns

    For Release: Thursday, April 8, 2021 Washington, DC — Following the announcement by the Biden Administration of a series of executive actions on guns, including proposed rules to stop the proliferation of ghost guns and…

  • Many Newly Purchased Guns Have Design Flaws and Manufacturing Defects

    For Release: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 New VPC Study Describes Safety Threat to Gun Owners and the General Public Washington, DC — As gun sales have increased over the past 12 months, few new gun…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on Boulder, Colorado Mass Shooting

    For Release: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Washington, DC — Following the mass shooting yesterday at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado that reportedly involved an AR-15 assault rifle and left 10 dead, including a…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement in Support of Bill Banning Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines

    For Release: Thursday, March 11, 2021 Washington, DC – Following introduction today of House and Senate bills to ban semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines, Violence Policy Center (VPC) Legislative Director Kristen Rand issued…

  • States with Strong Gun Laws and Lower Gun Ownership Have Lowest Gun Death Rates in the Nation, New Data for 2019 Confirms

    For Release: Thursday, February 11, 2021 Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Rhode Island Have Lowest Gun Death Rates in the Nation Alaska, Mississippi, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Alabama Have Highest Gun Death Rates…

  • New Data Shows One in Five Law Enforcement Officers Slain in the Line of Duty from 2016 to 2018 Were Felled by an Assault Weapon

    For Release: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Analysis Released Following Florida Assault-Weapon Attack That Left Two FBI Agents Dead and Three Wounded Washington, DC — One in five law enforcement officers slain in the line of…

  • La industria de las armas de fuego y la NRA se enfocan en negros y latinos para convertirlos en nuevos propietarios de armas y futuros defensores de su uso, según un nuevo estudio detallado del Violence Policy Center

    Fecha de divulgación: lunes, 25 de enero de, 2021 Haga click aquí para esta nota de prensa en inglés. Washington, DC- En respuesta al estancmiento de su mercado tradicional constituido por hombres de raza blanca,…

  • Gun Industry and NRA Target Blacks and Latinos as First-Time Gun Owners and Future Pro-Gun Advocates, New Violence Policy Center Study Details

    For Release: Monday, January 25, 2021 Para la versión en español haga “click” aquí. Washington, DC–In response to stagnation in the traditional white male market, the gun industry and National Rifle Association (NRA) are now…

  • More Than 1,700 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows

    For Release: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 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…

  • California Women Murdered by Men Almost Always Know Their Killer, Most Common Weapon is a Gun

    For Release: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 New Violence Policy Center Report Released During Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — California females murdered by males almost always know their killer and the most…

  • South Carolina Ranks #11 in Rate of Women Murdered by Men – First Time in 23 Year History of VPC Study the State has not Ranked Among the 10 States With the Highest Rates

    For Release: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 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 — South…

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

    For Release: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Annual VPC Study Released for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October Washington, DC — Nine out of 10 Black women murdered by men are killed by someone they know,…

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

    For Release: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 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 2,000 women were…

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

    For Release: Thursday, September 17, 2020 New VPC Analysis Released During National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September Washington, DC — States with lower rates of gun ownership and strong gun violence prevention laws have…