Press Releases
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States with Higher Gun Ownership and Weaker Gun Laws Have Highest Suicide Rates, New Violence Policy Center Study Reveals
States with higher rates of gun ownership and weaker gun violence prevention laws have the highest overall suicide rates in the nation according to a new VPC analysis of 2024 data (the most recent and…
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More Than 3,350 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows
Concealed handgun permit holders are responsible for at least 3,365 documented deaths not involving self-defense since 2007, according to the VPC’s ongoing “Concealed Carry Killers” project, an online resource that provides examples of non-self defense…
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Black Americans Accounted for More Than Half of U.S. Homicide Victims Despite Comprising Only 13.7% of Population, New VPC Study Finds
New Violence Policy Center study presents latest data on Black homicide victimization in states and across the nation and finds that more than 84 percent of Black homicide victims were killed by guns.
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New VPC Report Finds Black Illinoisans 26 Times More Likely to Die by Gun Homicide Than White Residents
Every year, thousands of Illinois families lose someone to gun violence. A new report by the VPC and One Aim Illinois shows that gun violence doesn’t affect every Illinois community equally.
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New Violence Policy Center Study Reveals Hidden Gun Manufacturers Across Pennsylvania
Hundreds of Pennsylvania residents possess a federal license to manufacture firearms, yet relatively few actually produce any guns according to Pennsylvania’s Hidden Gun Manufacturers, a new study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) as part of its ongoing Campaign…