 Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Call on President Obama to Use Executive Authority to Ban Import of Armor-Piercing Pistol Used in Fort Hood Attack November
19, 2009—In a letter
sent today to the White House, America’s six national gun
violence prevention (GVP) organizations as well as 21 state and
regional GVP groups strongly urged President Barack Obama to use
his executive powers to ban the import into the U.S. of the FN
Herstal Five-seveN armor-piercing semiautomatic pistol. A Five-seveN
was used in the Fort Hood attack earlier this month that left
13 dead and 34 wounded. The Belgian-made weapon, widely available
on the U.S. civilian market, is also a favorite of Mexican Drug
Trafficking Organizations (DTOs), who refer to it as the “mata
policia,” or “cop killer.”
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Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed at Least 9 Law Enforcement Officers, 98 Private Citizens Since May 2007--“Concealed Carry Killers” Web Site December Update December
16, 2009—Concealed handgun permit holders have killed at least
nine law enforcement officers and 98 private citizens (including
12 shooters who killed themselves after an attack) since May 2007
according to the latest update of Concealed
Carry Killers, a Violence Policy Center (VPC) on-line resource
that tallies news reports of such killings. The web site is updated
monthly to include new fatal shootings since May 2007 by concealed
handgun permit holders and any changes in the legal status of
permit holders facing criminal charges. |
VPC Executive Director on The Huffington Post 107 and Counting: Killings by Concealed Handgun Permit Holders December
16, 2009—One month later and an additional 22 bodies. That's the
latest tally from the Violence Policy Center's new on-line resource
Concealed Carry Killers, which we
launched last
month to begin tracking killings by private citizens issued
permits to carry concealed handguns resulting in murder-suicides,
fatal accidents, or criminal charges against them.
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