Violence Policy Center

Research, Investigation, Analysis & Advocacy for a Safer America

About the VPC
The Impact of Gun Violence
Regulating the Gun Industry
- - - Guns are the only consumer product manufactured in the United States that are not subject to federal health and safety regulation. This unique exemption has allowed the firearms industry to innovate for lethality rather than safety. We deserve, and demand, gun industry accountability.
      
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  - - Firearms and Accessories
  - - Regulate Firearms Like Other Consumer Products
      - Gun Product Safety Notices
      - Gun Deaths Compared to Motor Vehicle Deaths
    - Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs)
  - - Firearms Marketing
    - Gun Trafficking to Mexico
Investigating the Gun Lobby
Publications
Press

VPC in the News

July 14, 2014
· Rolling Stone

The Zealot: Larry Pratt Is the Gun Lobby’s Secret Weapon
July 11, 2014
· nj1015.com

Study: NJ’s gun death rate among lowest in the nation
July 6, 2014
· Newsone

Charlotte Police Charge Bianca Tanner’s Boyfriend With Murder After Her Body Discovered in Woods
July 5, 2014
· Daily KOS

Chris Christie angers Sandy Hook parents with veto of bill to cap gun magazine capacity
July 5, 2014
· The Tennessean

Men have to be part of domestic violence solution
July 4, 2014
· Salon

10 states where guns are most (and least) likely to kill people
July 4, 2014
· wafb.com

Shoot or Don’t Shoot
July 3, 2014
· Los Angeles Times

Chris Christie vetoes bill to decrease capacity of gun magazines
July 3, 2014
· Think Progress

Chris Christie Vetoes Gun Reform Bill Despite Pleas From Sandy Hook Parents
July 2, 2014
· The Huffington Post

Georgia Republican Says New ‘Guns Everywhere’ Law A ‘God-Given’ Right
June 29, 2014
· Press of Atlantic City

New Jersey may have low gun death rate, but that doesn’t tell true tale of gun violence, some say
June 29, 2014
· Providence Journal

Gun deaths in R.I.
June 27, 2014
· Latin Times

Latinos In California Twice As Likely To Be Murder Victims And Treated Unfairly By Criminal Justice System
June 26, 2014
· Myrtle Beach Sun-News

Wanna change Bikefest? Change Myrtle Beach’s gun culture
June 25, 2014
· CBS Chicago

Illinois Ranks Low In List Comparing Gun Laws, Gun Ownership And Gun Deaths By State
June 25, 2014
· Truthout

”The Revolution Has Begun”: How the Gun Industry Drives the Violent Rhetoric of the NRA
June 25, 2014
· The Times-Picayune

Who’s dying from guns in Louisiana? All of us
June 25, 2014
· golocalworcester.com

Massachusetts Ranks Third Lowest for Gun-Related Deaths in Nation
June 24, 2014
· The Huffington Post

Higher Gun Death Rates In States With Weak Gun Laws And High Ownership: Report
June 23, 2014
· The Daily Comet

Louisiana leads nation in gun deaths
June 22, 2014
· Boston Globe

Gun controversy lost on new shooting stars
June 21, 2014
· Ravalli Republic

Study: Wyoming among highest for state gun death rates
June 20, 2014
· Louisiana Radio Network

Louisiana ranks first in gun-related deaths
June 20, 2014
· Long Island Exchange

New York State’s Low Gun Death Rate Due to Strong Gun Laws and Low Gun Ownership
June 20, 2014
· 710keel.com

Louisiana Leads U.S. In Gun-Related Deaths
June 20, 2014
· Portland Press Herald

Maine ranks in middle for annual gun deaths
June 19, 2014
· Think Progress

The Devious, NRA-Backed Plan To Turn Missouri Into The Wild West For Gun Owners
June 19, 2014
· Casper Star-Tribune

Study: Wyoming among highest for state gun death rates
June 19, 2014
· kdlg.org

Study says Alaska 3rd Highest State in Gun Deaths
June 19, 2014
· Associated Press

Rhode Island has the lowest gun death rate
June 19, 2014
· The Clarion-Ledger

Mississippi has 2nd highest rate of gun deaths
June 19, 2014
· Honolulu Civil Beat

Hawaii Has 2nd Lowest Gun Death Rate
June 18, 2014
· The Tennessean

Police chief slams judge for role in assault ‘fiasco’
June 18, 2014
· The Times-Picayune

Louisiana leads nation in gun deaths; website correlates deaths with lax laws, high gun ownership
June 18, 2014
· MassLive.com

Study shows Massachusetts has third-lowest gun death rate in US
June 18, 2014
· The Daily World

Louisiana leads nation in gun deaths
June 18, 2014
· Shreveport Times

Louisiana has nation’s highest per capita gun death rate
June 18, 2014
· The Lowell Sun

Gun owners hope to change or defeat House gun bill
June 16, 2014
· Huffington Post

This Is How A Domestic Violence Victim Falls Through The Cracks
June 13, 2014
· Salon

NRA’s “really big problem”: Why it’s dependent on a dwindling fringe
June 11, 2014
· Houston Chronicle

Debate flares on role of civilian in Vegas shooting spree
June 9, 2014
· The Post-Standard

Murder-suicide: When the stress of caregiving leads to a desperate act
June 8, 2014
· Sacramento Bee

NRA, gun makers promote ever more lethal weapons
June 4, 2014
· The Tennessean

Domestic violence in Tennessee drops 5.7 percent
May 31, 2014
· Detroit Free Press

Grief, photos no longer inspire change in gun debate
May 28, 2014
· Western Queens Gazette

Maloney Urges New Approach To Gun Violence Research
May 15, 2014
· Ebony

Who Fights for Black Girls?
May 9, 2014
· The Register-Herald

More domestic violence funding needs restored
May 5, 2014
· theverge.com

Gun control: the NRA wants to take America’s smart guns away
May 5, 2014
· Latinos Post

Number of Hispanics Murdered in the U.S. Doubles that of the White Population: Study

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