Violence Policy Center Launches New Online Resource on the Firearms Industry
Today the VPC launched a new online resource center for its ongoing Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability. As the welcome page to the new website states, “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.” More>>
Most Murder-Suicide Victims are Women Shot and Killed by Their Male Intimate Partners
Nearly 75,000 Hispanics were killed with guns in the United States from 2001 through 2021 according to the new VPC study Hispanic Victims of Lethal Firearms Violence in the United States. During this 21-year period, 47,119 Hispanics died in gun homicides, 23,686 died in gun suicides, 1,184 died from unintentional gun deaths, and 2,505 died in other firearm deaths. More>>
Nearly 75,000 Hispanics Have Died by Gunfire in the U.S. Since 2001, Almost Two-Thirds of the Deaths are Homicides, Study Finds
Nearly 75,000 Hispanics were killed with guns in the United States from 2001 through 2021 according to the new VPC study Hispanic Victims of Lethal Firearms Violence in the United States. During this 21-year period, 47,119 Hispanics died in gun homicides, 23,686 died in gun suicides, 1,184 died from unintentional gun deaths, and 2,505 died in other firearm deaths. More>>
The Violence Policy Center and One Aim Illinois Release New Study Detailing Gun Violence in Illinois
Guns claimed the lives of nearly 2,000 Illinois residents in 2021 according to Gun Death in Illinois, a new joint report by One Aim Illinois, the state’s leading gun violence prevention organization, and the Violence Policy Center. More>>
