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VPC in the News Archive
For stories from January 2026 to the present, please see TK “Study raises questions about licensed gun makers in Illinois who aren’t making guns,” Illinois Public Radio, November 13, 2025 “State Rep. Tendrich files domestic…
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VPC in the News Archive
For stories from 2018 to the present, please see https://vpc.org/vpc-in-the-news/ “Domestic violence is far too prevalent in Lancaster County, and must be prevented,” Lancaster Online, December 22, 2017 “A portrait of Nina,” The Mountaineer, December…
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“Start Them Young” – The Industry Finds Its “‘Reality’ Video Game” in 3-Gun Competition
In the competition for the recreation time of youth, video games are seen by the gun industry as both a threat to, and an opportunity for, marketing firearms to youth. Bud Pidgeon, president of the…
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Gun Trafficking to Mexico
Military-style weapons are smuggled in huge numbers from the United States civilian market to criminal organizations in Mexico and other Latin American countries. These weapons enable transnational organizations to wage brutal wars for the control…
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NRA’s Long-Running Opposition to Regulation of Common Explosives Threatens Public Safety While Benefiting Its Gun Industry “Corporate Partners” New VPC Report Reveals
For Release: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Washington, DC–Since the 1970s, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has worked to block federal regulation–including background checks on transfers–of black and smokeless powder. The NRA’s decades-long campaign against regulating these…
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U.S. Civilian Gun Market Has Become a Militarized Bazaar, New Violence Policy Center Study Documents
For Release: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Widespread Sale of Military-Style Weapons Drives Illicit Traffic to Mexico, Increases Armed Attacks on U.S. Law Enforcement Officers, and Facilitates Mass Shootings Washington, DC–As the House Committee on Oversight and…
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Report Urges President to Use Existing Law to Cut Off Flow of Military-Style Guns to Mexico
For Release: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Study of Gun-Trafficking Problem Concludes President Obama and Attorney General Holder Could Use 1968 Law to Immediately Stop Import into U.S. of AK-47s and Other Assault Weapons Smuggled to Mexico…
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Statement of Violence Policy Center in Response To Florida Jury Verdict Against Gun Distributor
For Release: Fiday, November 15, 2002 On Thursday, November 14, 2002, a jury in Florida found Valor Corporation, a gun wholesaler, liable to the tune of $1.2 million for distributing into the marketplace a Saturday…
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U.S. Gun Industry Armed Osama bin Laden’s Terror Network: Al Qaeda Bought 25 Barrett 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles
For Release: Sunday, October 7, 2001 “Super Guns” Can Down Helicopters, Defeat Armored Limousines, Destroy Aircraft at Terminals, Ignite Fuel Tanks, All From 1,800 yards Violence Policy Center Report Documents Sale, Details Terror Potential WASHINGTON,…