Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used in Fort Hood Attack
For Release: Thursday, November 19, 2009 Washington, DC–In a letter sent today to the White House, America’s six national gun violence prevention (GVP) organizations–the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Violence Policy Center, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Freedom States Alliance,…
Alleged Fort Dix Terrorists Reportedly Trained With Yugoslavian SKS Assault Rifle Model Specifically Approved for Import by Bush Administration
For Release: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 Alleged Terrorists Also Trained with Next-Generation Assault Rifle, the Beretta Storm Washington, DC–A foreign-made SKS assault rifle specifically approved for import by the Bush Administration was one of the weapons the U.S. government…
New Report Shows Murders of Women Typically Involve Domestic Violence And Guns
For Release: Tuesday, October 5, 1999 Most Women Are Killed by Someone They Know – Debunks “Dangerous Stranger” Myth Promoted by Gun Lobby Includes State-by-State Ranking of Female Homicide Rates Women are far more likely to be murdered by someone…
SHOT Show an Example of a Politically Powerful Industry Desperate to Hide Its Decline
For Release: Thursday, January 13, 2011 Increasingly Militarized Civilian Gun Industry on Display January 18 to 21 in Las Vegas Vendors Include Glock, Maker of Handgun Used in Arizona and Virginia Tech Mass Shootings Increased Lethality, Shrinking Customer Base Defines Today’s…
Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Act to Prevent Terrorist Attacks with Guns in Wake of New Al Qaeda Video Urging Supporters to Exploit Weak U.S. Gun Laws
For Release: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Al Qaeda: “America is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms…So what are you waiting for?” Washington, DC–In a letter (See http://vpc.org/lettertoobama.pdf) sent today to the White House, America’s five national gun violence prevention (GVP) organizations–the Brady…
New Study Shows Murders of Women Typically Involve Domestic Violence and Guns
For Release: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 Debunks “Stranger in the Alley” Myth Promoted by Gun Lobby Includes First State-by-State Ranking of Female Homicide Rates A new report from the Violence Policy Center, When Men Kill Women: An Analysis of Homicide Data, offers…
VPC Hails Clinton’s Call to Regulate Gun Shows
For Release: Monday, November 9, 1998 “Tupperware Parties For Criminals” Evade Many Gun Laws Kristen Rand, author of the 1996 study Gun Shows in America: Tupperware Parties for Criminals and director of federal policy for the Violence Policy Center, issued the following…
National Rifle Association Has Been “Technically Insolvent For Several Years” New Internal Document Reveals
For Release: Wednesday, March 19, 1997 NRA’s $50,000,000 Deficit Revealed, Power Struggle for Control of the Organization Expands and Goes Public Organization Sells “Crown Jewels” at “Fire Sale” The National Rifle Association (NRA) has been “technically insolvent for several years,” buoyed…
Violence Policy Center Statement on Shooting at Sikh Temple Leaving Six Dead, Others Critically Wounded
For Release: Monday, August 6, 2012 Washington, DC–Following the second gun massacre in a little over two weeks, this time at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin leaving six victims dead and others critically wounded, the Violence Policy Center, a national non-profit…
New VPC Study Reveals Thousands of “Hidden” Gun Manufacturers Across America
For Release: Thursday, May 16, 2024 Holders of a Federal Gun Manufacturing License Can Use It to Undercut Federal Gun Laws, Buy Guns in Quantity and at Wholesale Prices New VPC Online Tool Allows Users to Answer the Question, “Is…