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  • 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…

  • Violence Policy Center (VPC) Statement on New York Attorney General’s Call for Dissolution of National Rifle Association

    For Release: Thursday, August 6, 2020 Washington, DC — Following today’s announcement that the New York Attorney General is seeking the dissolution of the National Rifle Association (NRA) as the result of numerous violations of its…

  • Nearly Eleven Murder-Suicides Occur Across America Each Week, Claiming More Than 1,200 Lives Annually, New VPC Study Finds

    For Release: Thursday, July 23, 2020 Nine out of 10 murder-suicides involve a gun, 65 percent involve an intimate partner Study released amid national concern over potential murder-suicides related to COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders  Washington,…

  • Missouri Ranked #1 for Black Homicide Victimization

    For Release: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 95 Percent of Black Homicide Victims in Missouri were Killed with Guns Washington, DC — For the fourth year in a row, Missouri has the highest black homicide victimization…

  • As COVID-19 Fears Increase Gun Sales, New Violence Policy Center Study Reveals How Rarely Guns are Used in Self Defense

    For Release: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 In 2017, for every justifiable homicide in the U.S. involving a gun, guns were used in 35 criminal homicides Washington, DC — For every time a gun is used…

  • As NRA, Gun Industry Promote Guns for Self-Defense During COVID-19 Crisis, VPC Research Details More Than 1,370 Examples of Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Since 2007

    For Release: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Washington, DC — While the National Rifle Association and firearms industry exploit the COVID-19 crisis to increase “self-defense” gun sales, innocent victims continue to die at the hands of…

  • COVID-19 Fears Reportedly Drive Gun Sales, Yet Guns are Rarely Used to Kill Criminals or Stop Crimes, Violence Policy Center Study Shows

    For Release: Thursday, March 19, 2020 In 2016, for every justifiable homicide in the United States involving a gun, guns were used in 37 criminal homicides Guns purchased today will place families and friends at…

  • More Than 1,360 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows

    For Release: Wednesday, March 18, 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…

  • States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2018 Confirms

    For Release: Monday, February 24, 2020 Mississippi, Alabama, Wyoming, Missouri, and Louisiana Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Hawaii, New York, and New Jersey Have Lowest Gun Death Rates in…

  • More Than 1,350 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows

    For Release: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 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…

  • Violence Policy Center Announces Youth Against Gun Violence Scholarship Film Contest

    For Release: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Contest is open to high school and college students across the U.S. and submissions will be accepted through April 15, 2020 Washington, DC — The Violence Policy Center (VPC)…

  • More Than 1,330 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows

    For Release: Thursday, October 17, 2019 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…

  • En California, desde 1999 más de 10,000 latinos han muerto por la vía del suicidio, según revela un estudio

    Fecha de divulgación: lunes, 30 de septiembre de, 2019 Del total de latinos suicidados, en un tercio de los casos se usó un arma de fuego To view this press release in English, click here.…

  • More than 10,000 California Latinos Have Died from Suicide Since 1999, VPC Study Reveals

    For Release: Monday, September 30, 2019 One Third of Latino Suicide Deaths Involved a Firearm Para la versión en español haga “click” aquí. Washington, DC — From 1999 to 2016, more than 10,000 Hispanics/Latinos lost…

  • New Data Shows One in Five Law Enforcement Officers Slain in the Line of Duty in 2016 and 2017 Were Felled by an Assault Weapon

    For Release: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Analysis Part of Violence Policy Center Testimony Presented Today at Assault Weapons Hearing Before House Judiciary Committee Washington, DC — One in five law enforcement officers slain in the…

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

    For Release: Wednesday, September 17, 2019 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 VPC Study Finds

    For Release: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 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 murdered…

  • States with Higher Gun Ownership and Weak Gun Laws Lead Nation in Suicide While States with Lower Gun Ownership and Strong Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates

    For Release: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 New VPC Analysis Released During National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September Washington, DC — States with higher rates of gun ownership and weak gun violence prevention laws have…

  • Shootings Focus Public Attention on the Community Trauma that Results from Gun Violence

    For Release: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 VPC Study is Primer on Community Violence and Its Impacts Washington, DC — Following the recent series of mass shootings and extreme gun violence in Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton,…