Publications

This report, available in both English and Spanish, presents in-depth interviews with California experts on ways that data collection in the state can be improved, especially in terms of better identifying race and ethnicity and…

This study offers an overview of lethal gun violence in the Great Lakes states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Drawing from relevant VPC publications published in 2018 as well as additional information,…

This study details the disproportionate impact of lethal gun violence (suicides, homicides, and unintentional deaths) on Hispanics/Latinos in California using data from 2016 as well as historical information. It presents interviews with California experts on…

This study discusses how the NRA has worked to block federal regulation of black and smokeless powder, which has been used to construct pipe bombs targeting political figures, the media, and others. The study details…

This study focuses on the militarized imagery and language gun conglomerate Remington Outdoor Company (formerly Freedom Group) uses in the marketing of its Bushmaster brand assault rifles, which have been used in numerous high-profile attacks,…

This report discusses the history and profit motive behind gunmaker Smith & Wesson’s 2006 introduction into the civilian market of its M&P15 AR-15 style semiautomatic assault rifle as well as the company’s financial support of…

Gun deaths in the U.S. have jumped 17 percent since the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that there is a right to keep a handgun in…

This study provides a foundation of key concepts and research on trauma in the context of gun violence. It explains how communities with prevalent violence are at increased risk for a broad range of negative…

Following the 2017 attack at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, pro-gun advocates and some Members of Congress used the shooting as an opportunity to argue for the weakening of federal laws governing the…

This study offers an overview of the decline in Type 1 Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs) holders from 245,628 in 1994 to 56,577 in 2016. The report details gun lobby efforts to try and reverse the…

This backgrounder provides information on the Saiga AK-74 assault rifle, the weapon used in the 2016 mass shooting at a rally in Dallas that killed five law enforcement officers. The report also contains information on…

This backgrounder provides information on the Sig Sauer MCX assault rifle, the weapon used in the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse, a gay dance club in Orlando, that killed 49 people. The report also contains…