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Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2023 Homicide Data
This annual study examines Black homicide victimization at the national and state levels utilizing data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The study offers national data,…
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Hispanic Victims of Lethal Firearms Violence in the United States
This study, in both English and Spanish reveals the disproportionate impact that lethal firearms violence has on Hispanics in the United States. It presents available information on Hispanic homicide victimization and suicide, the role of…
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Gun Death in Illinois: Annual Report 2025 Edition
This study, released jointly with One Aim Illinois, analyzes the most recent data available from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on lethal gun violence in the state and compares Illinois firearm…
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Silencers: A Threat to Public Safety
This study, released as part of the VPC’s ongoing Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability, details the push by the firearms industry and gun lobby to make it far easier for private citizens to buy and…
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Michigan’s Hidden Gun Manufacturers
Hundreds of Michigan residents possess a federal license to manufacture firearms, yet relatively few actually produce any guns according to Michigan’s Hidden Gun Manufacturers, a new study from the VPC’s Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability.…
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Gun Death in Texas
This study analyzes 2022 Texas data from the CDC, FBI, and ATF and offers year-over-year firearms mortality trend analyses by sex, age, race, and ethnicity, information on relationship and homicide circumstance, and crime gun trace…
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Long Range Terror: How U.S. 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles Wreak Havoc in Mexico
This study documents the prevalence of U.S.-sourced 50 caliber sniper rifles illegally trafficked to Mexico and how these weapons are used by cartels to terrorize civilians and attack and undermine government authorities. The study also…
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States with Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation, New Data for 2023 Confirm
New data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that states with the highest rates of overall gun death in the nation are those with weak gun violence prevention laws and…
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Lethal Gun Violence in Minnesota, 2023
This report, released jointly with Protect Minnesota, analyzes data from the Minnesota Department of Health on lethal gun violence in the state. The report provides a comprehensive overview of firearm-related deaths in Minnesota highlighting concerning…
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SKS Assault Rifles: A Menace to Public Safety
This backgrounder provides information on the SKS assault rifle. It details how SKS assault rifles are notoriously easy to convert to full-auto fire, lists high-profile attacks the weapon has been used in, and contains a…
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States with Lower Gun Ownership and Stronger Gun Laws Have Lowest Suicide Rates
States with lower rates of gun ownership and stronger gun violence prevention laws have the lowest overall suicide rates in the nation according to a new VPC analysis of 2022 data (the most recent year…
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Apalachee High School Shooting: Gun Industry Marketing to Children
In the wake of the school shooting allegedly committed with an AR-15 style assault rifle by a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) released a new backgrounder…