National Rifle Association Direct Mail Renews Attacks On Federal Law Enforcement
For Release: Tuesday, May 23, 1995 Says President Clinton Wants Legislation to Create Police State The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) has sent a mailing renewing its attacks on federal law enforcement officers of the Bureau of Alcohol,…
“Stop Arming Felons Act” Would Close Loopholes That Put Guns And Explosives Back Into The Hands Of Violent Criminals
For Release: Monday, July 24, 1995 Senator Paul Simon (D-IL) and Congressman Richard Durbin (D-IL) today will introduce the “Stop Arming Felons Act.” The bill would permanently close loopholes in federal law that have allowed convicted, violent felons access to…
New Technology–Caseless “PHANTOM” Ammo–Could Devastate Police Investigations
For Release: Tuesday, July 6, 1993 New firearms ammunition technology soon to be imported to the United States could devastate police investigations according to the new Violence Policy Center study Phantom Ammo: The Advent of Caseless Ammunition. Spent shell casings are…
New Study–More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stations–Documents Criminal Abuse of Federal Gun Dealer Licenses and Regulatory Failures of Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)
For Release: Friday, December 11, 1992 New Study–More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stations–Documents Criminal Abuse of Federal Gun Dealer Licenses and Regulatory Failures of Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Hundreds of thousands of Americans – including an untold…
New VPC Report Details Marketing and Production History of Assault Rifle Used in Aurora, CO, the Smith & Wesson M&P15, Describes How It and Other Assault Rifles Differ from Sporting Semiautomatic Rifles
For Release: Thursday, July 26, 2012 Washington, DC–Colorado mass shooter James Holmes’ alleged use of a Smith & Wesson M&P15 semiautomatic AR-15-style assault rifle “demonstrates the clear and present danger of a gun designed for war and ruthlessly marketed for profit…
While Newtown and America Grieve, Newtown, CT-based Gun Industry Trade Association National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Prepares for Its Annual Celebration of Guns Next Week in Las Vegas
For Release: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 NSSF-Sponsored SHOT Show begins in Las Vegas on January 15, 2013, Scheduled to Include Manufacturer of Gun Used in Newtown Shooting, Among Numerous Other Assault Weapon Manufacturers Barring Mainstream Press from Event, NSSF Hopes ‘What…
New Violence Policy Center Study Warns of “Next Wave” of Assault Pistols for Sale in the United States
For Release: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 AK-47 and AR-15 Assault Pistols that Combine the Power of an Assault Rifle with the Concealability of a Handgun Lead the Way WASHINGTON, DC–Not since the late 1980s and early 1990s has there been such…
San Joaquin County Ranks #1 for Youth Homicide Victimization in California, New Study Reveals
For Release: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Annual Study Compares Rates of Homicide Victimization for Californians Ages 10 to 24 by County, Race, Ethnicity, Weapon Used, Circumstance, and Location Study Also Identifies Local Youth Violence Prevention Programs That are Working to Reduce…
Guns are Rarely Used to Kill Criminals or Stop Crimes New VPC Analysis Reveals
For Release: Monday, April 15, 2013 Washington, DC—“Guns are rarely used to kill criminals or stop crimes” according to the new Violence Policy Center (VPC) report Firearm Justifiable Homicides and Non-Fatal Self-Defense Gun Use (vpc.org/studies/justifiable.pdf). The report analyzes national data from the Federal…
As Zimmerman Case Begins, VPC Research Details Hundreds of Examples of Innocent Lives Lost to “Concealed Carry Killers”
For Release: Thursday, June 27, 2013 Washington, DC — As the trial opens this week over the deadly shooting of Trayvon Martin, research shows that similar fatal incidents are shockingly common. The Violence Policy Center has uncovered hundreds of examples of…