Semiautomatic handguns converted to machine guns fueling gun violence
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A map spreading across social media claims that portions of the U.S. with more guns have less gun violence. Data shows the reverse: the rate of firearm deaths and injuries is highest in states with more gun ownership. bit.ly/3SSxtNl

If you own a biometric gun safe, BEWARE: it may open for ANYONE'S fingerprint, including your child's. CPSC just recalled 120,000 gun safes, on top of the 61,000 we recalled in October.

This is a public health emergency. Full statement linked here: cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Com…

After each mass shooting, the public asks, “How did we get here?”

The real answer goes beyond NRA lobbyists and Second Amendment zealots.

It lies in large measure with the strategies of firearms executives like Richard Dyke. propublica.org/article/how-bu…

#BREAKING : Baltimore City has reached a $1.2 million settlement in its lawsuit against the leading manufacturer of untraceable, unserialized 'ghost guns' plaguing the city, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Wednesday. cbsnews.com/baltimore/news…

Legislation is moving in the Czech Republic to tighten gun laws a month after the worst mass shooting in the country's history. bbc.com/news/world-eur…

Read the statement of VPC's Josh Sugarmann on resignation of NRA Chief Wayne LaPierre
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BREAKING: NRA chief Wayne LaPierre says he’s resigning days before trial scrutinizing his leadership, spending apnews.com/article/nra-na…

A school shooting in Perry, Iowa has resulted in “multiple gunshot victims” according to Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante. It is 'still unclear' how many are injured.

NRA Leader Wayne LaPierre faces trial this week in a lawsuit brought by the NY Attorney General accusing the NRA of decades of corruption.

(via The New York Times) nytimes.com/2024/01/02/nyr…

Learn more in the new joint report 'Gun Death in Illinois' released by the Violence Policy Center and One Aim Illinois here: vpc.org/studies/IL2023…

Learn more in the new joint report 'Gun Death in Illinois' released by the Violence Policy Center and One Aim Illinois here: vpc.org/studies/IL2023…

Learn more in the new joint report 'Gun Death in Illinois' released by the Violence Policy Center and One Aim Illinois here: vpc.org/studies/IL2023…

Learn more in the VPC's new study, 'Hispanic Victims of Lethal Firearms Violence in the United States' in both English or Spanish.

English version of the study: vpc.org/studies/hispan…
Spanish version of the study: vpc.org/studies/hispan…

Learn more in the VPC's new study, 'Hispanic Victims of Lethal Firearms Violence in the United States' in both English or Spanish.

English version of the study: vpc.org/studies/hispan…
Spanish version of the study: vpc.org/studies/hispan…

2023 is on track to be the deadliest year of mass shootings. And assault weapons have become the firearm of choice in more & more mass shootings. It's time for Congress to act and reinstate a national assault weapons ban.

Annual holiday firearms raffle in Texas canceled due to illegal use of raffles.

(Via Austin Statesman) statesman.com/story/news/loc…

Read the VPC's new study, 'Hispanic Victims of Lethal Firearms Violence in the United States' in both English or Spanish.

English version of the study: vpc.org/studies/hispan…

Spanish version of the study: vpc.org/studies/hispan…

Suspect in custody in Central Texas after shootings that left 6 killed and 3 injured.

(via CNN) cnn.com/2023/12/06/us/…

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