Violence Policy Center

The Violence Policy Center, at http //www.vpc.org, also provides news and links from a strong antigun point of view. The organization is currently focused on renewing the ban on assault weapons and going beyond it to ban a variety of similar weapons that are currently legal. 

Washington, D.C. Violence Policy Center, 2003. Also available online. URL http //www.vpc.org/studies/officecont.htm. Posted in May 2003. This report compiles incidents in which criminals used assault weapons to kill police, and argues that, contrary to assertions by gun rights advocates, assault weapons represent a significant, continuing threat to law enforcement. 

Criminal Use of the 50 Caliber Sniper Rifle. Violence Policy Center. Available online. URL http //www.vpc.org/snipercrime.htm. Posted in 2001. Recounts incidence of the use of the. 50 caliber sniper rifle in criminal activity. Some gun control opponents have said this heavy gun has never been used in crimes. While it apparently has, the number of incidents appears to be very small. 

Hammer, Marion P. NRA s Friendly Face Draws Hateful Fire. American Rifleman, vol. 146, February 1998, pp. lOff. Complains that Josh Sugar-mann s Violence Policy Center unfairly attacks the NRA s Eddie Eagle gun safety program because he does not want gun safety but rather the complete banning of firearms. 

Gest, Ted. Little Think Tank Big Impact. U.S. News World Report, vol. 115, December 6, 1993, p. 26. Describes the efforts of Josh Sugarmann, founder of the Violence Policy Center. The organization has issued research reports that zero in on emerging controversies such as those over assault weapons and gun dealer licensing. 

Rand, Kristen. Lawyers, Guns, and Money The Impact of Tort Restrictions on Firearms Safety and Gun Control. Washington, D.C. Violence Policy Center and Public Citizen, 1996. Discusses the effects of civil court decisions in shaping the practices of the firearms industry, including the use of safety devices, as well as the impact on the overall gun control movement. 

Violence Policy Center (VPC) URL http //www.vpc.org E-mail info vpc.org 1140 19th Street, NW Suite 600... 

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research. Firearm Violence An Annotated Bibliography. Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins Center, 1996. Covers resources dealing with firearms ownership and use, legal and legislative issues, the gun industry, gun control supporters and opponents, and strategies for reducing gun violence. 

Fact Sheet Firearm Injury and Death in the United States. Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research. Available online. URL http //www.jhsph.edu/gunpolicy/US factsheet 2004.pdf. Updated in January 2004. Gives statistics and trends relating to gun violence in the United States. Overall gun-related deaths have declined by 25 percent between 1993 and 2001. Other topics summarized include effects on youth, public health effects and cost of gun ownership, summary of the effects of different types of gun laws, legal issues, regulation and litigation, and public opinion. 

Kiichhoff, S., and Ibanez, A. M. (2001) Displacement Due to Violence in Colombia Determirrants and Corrsequences at the Household Level. Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 41, p. 45, Center for Development Research,... 

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