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  • Chicago Mercy Hospital Attack is 33rd Mass Shooting by a Concealed Handgun Permit Holder

    For Release: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Slain Chicago Police Officer is 22nd Law Enforcement Officer Killed by a Concealed Handgun Permit Holder Washington, DC — Monday’s attack at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago,…

  • Violence Policy Center Backgrounder on Glock 21 Pistol Used in Borderline Bar & Grill Shooting

    For Release: Thursday, November 8, 2018 Washington, DC—Following news reports that the handgun used in the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, was a Glock 21 45 caliber pistol…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California

    For Release: Thursday, November 8, 2018 Following the mass shooting Wednesday night at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, with a Glock 45 caliber pistol that left 12 victims dead, including a…

  • Tree of Life Synagogue Attack is 32nd Mass Shooting by a Concealed Handgun Permit Holder

    For Release: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Washington, DC — Saturday’s assault rifle attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—which left 11 dead and six injured, including four law enforcement officers—is the most…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    For Release: Monday, October 29, 2018 Following the assault rifle attack by a concealed handgun permit holder at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—which left 11 dead and six injured, including four law…

  • NRA Has Worked for Decades to Block Efforts to Regulate Type of Explosive Reportedly Contained in Bombs Targeting Political Figures, Media, and Others

    For Release: Thursday, October 25, 2018 NRA Leadership and “Corporate Partners” Benefit Financially From Lack of Regulation Washington, DC–Numerous news sources report that at least some of the pipe bombs targeting political figures, the media,…

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

    For Release: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Contest is open to high school students across the U.S. and submissions will be accepted through April 15, 2019 Washington, DC — The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today announced…

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

    For Release: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Annual VPC Study Released as Federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Set to Expire on September 30 and Domestic Violence Awareness Month Begins in October Washington, DC — Nine…

  • New Study Details Women Murdered by Men in Great Lakes States (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin)

    For Release: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Violence Policy Center Study Released as Federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Set to Expire on September 30 and Domestic Violence Awareness Month Begins in October Washington, DC —…

  • More Than 1,800 Women Murdered by Men in One Year, New Study Finds

    For Release: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Annual Study Released as Federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Set to Expire on September 30 and Domestic Violence Awareness Month Begins in October Study Ranks States by Rate…

  • Self-Defense Gun Use is Rare, New Violence Policy Center Study Confirms

    For Release: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Washington, DC — New research from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) confirms that, contrary to what the firearms industry and gun lobby claim, private citizens rarely use guns to…

  • More Than 1,250 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows

    For Release: Thursday, August 2, 2018 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 Statement on Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to U.S. Supreme Court

    For Release: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 Following the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, Violence Policy Center Legislative Director Kristen Rand issued the following statement: “In the wake of recent horrific…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Capital Gazette Newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland

    For Release: Thursday, June 28, 2018 Following the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, which resulted in five deaths, Violence Policy Center Executive Director Josh Sugarmann issued the following statement: “A…

  • Eleven Murder-Suicides Occur Across America Each Week, Claiming More Than 1,300 Lives Annually, New VPC Study Finds

    For Release: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Nine out of 10 murder-suicides involve a gun, 65 percent involve an intimate partner Lack of National Data Collection Leaves Full Scope of Murder-Suicide Unknown Washington, DC — More…

  • States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Suicides

    For Release: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Montana, Alaska Have Highest Gun Suicide Rates in the Nation; New Jersey, Massachusetts Have Lowest Washington, DC—Data for 2016 reveals that states with weak gun violence prevention laws and…

  • State Firearm Suicide Rates, 2016

    Rank State Rate 9 Alabama 11.31 2 Alaska 15.23 14 Arizona 10.89 11 Arkansas 11.08 43 California 4.06 12 Colorado 11.06 46 Connecticut 3.08 39 Delaware 6.83 29 Florida 8.11 27 Georgia 8.45 47 Hawaii…

  • Violence Policy Center Statement on Mass Shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas

    For Release:  Friday, May 18, 2018 Following the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas which according to news reports resulted in at least eight deaths and an unknown number of…

  • Iniciativa Para La Transferencia De Armas Ayudaria A Industria Armamentista Vender Sus Armas Militares De Fuego Globalmente

    COMUNICAD PUBLICO: Miércoles 15 de mayo de 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – La propuesta del gobierno de Donald Trump para facilitar la exportación de armas militares conduciría a mayor violencia y delincuencia, advierten analistas quienes estudian…

  • Arms Transfer Initiative Would Help U.S. Gun Industry Market its Militarized Firearms Globally

    For Release: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration’s proposal to make it easier to export military-grade guns to other countries is likely to lead to increased violence and crime, warn analysts…