Violence Policy Center

The Violence Policy Center (VPC) is a national 501(c)(3) organization working to stop gun death and injury through research, education, advocacy, and collaboration.

Check out the latest update to the Violence Policy Center's Concealed Carry Killers project at vpc.org/press/more-tha…. #violencepolicycenter #gunviolenceprevention

As is the case year after year, a new VPC analysis confirms that states with higher gun ownership and weaker gun laws had the highest gun death rates in the United States in 2024. Learn more and see where your state ranks at vpc.org/press/states-w…. #gunviolenceprevention

No matter the major holiday, the firearms industry is always there to exploit it and make the day about guns. Take a look at today's update from the VPC's Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability, showing examples of Valentine's Day posts from gun manufacturers.

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Your gift to the Violence Policy Center in the final days of this year will help ensure that we can continue producing the independent, data-driven research that policymakers, the news media, advocates, and communities rely on. Make a gift at vpc.org/?form=EOY2025.

Support the Violence Policy Center with a year-end gift to help us prevent gun death and injury in the coming year. Make a gift at vpc.org/?form=EOY2025. #violencepolicycenter #gunviolenceprevention

Happy holidays from all of us at the Violence Policy Center!

No matter the major holiday, the firearms industry is always there to exploit it and make the day about guns. Take a look at last week's update from the Violence Policy Center's Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability, showing examples of Christmas posts from gun manufacturers.

Support the Violence Policy Center with a year-end gift to help us prevent gun death and injury in the coming year. Make a gift at vpc.org/?form=EOY2025.

New Violence Policy Center analysis reveals that gun deaths outnumbered motor vehicle deaths in 34 states and Washington, DC in 2023. See the full analysis at vpc.org/studies/gunsvs…. #violencepolicycenter #gunviolenceprevention

New Violence Policy Center study shows that members of the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) community are disproportionately impacted by lethal gun violence. Read the new study at vpc.org/wp-content/upl…. #violencepolicycenter #gunviolenceprevention

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Stay tuned for a new Violence Policy Center study dropping this week. #violencepolicycenter #gunviolenceprevention

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Don't wait for Giving Tuesday! Support the Violence Policy Center's gun violence prevention efforts with a #GivingTuesday gift today! Make a gift at vpc.org/?form=GT2025. #violencepolicycenter #gunviolenceprevention

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Violence Policy Center! Thank you for joining us as we work — together — toward a safer, better future. #violencepolicycenter #gunviolenceprevention