The Violence Policy Center (VPC) claims a high number of homicides committed by concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit holders, but Crime Prevention Research Center’s John Lott says this conclusion is the result of counting open cases as convictions.
In the wake of the November 13 terror attacks in Paris, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) suggests the U.S. ban the sale of all “assault weapons” to civilians.
On October 26 The New York Times ran an editorial suggesting the idea that average Americans make the country safer by getting a concealed carry permit is a “myth.”
On October 26 Washington Post columnist Christopher Ingraham took on the contention that more concealed carry permit holders equals less crime by pointing out that 29 concealed permit holders have allegedly carried out “29 mass shootings since 2007.” Since there
On June 17, the Violence Police Center (VPC) released a study claiming that widely accepted numbers for annual self-defense gun uses are a figment of the NRA’s imagination and have “no basis in fact.”
On June 17, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) released a study claiming widely accepted and academically verified numbers regarding annual defensive gun uses (DGUs) are mythical figures based on “exaggerated claims” from the “gun lobby.”
On February 11 The New York Times armed itself with a report from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) and went to war against concealed carry permit holders, associating said permit holders with murder and other crimes and raising the specter that concealed carry permit holders may actually be the “bad guys” with guns in a scenario where “good guys” with guns are promised.
