Washington, DC — Gun deaths in the U.S. have jumped 17 percent since the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that there is a right to keep a handgun in the home for self-defense, according to a new analysis by the Violence Policy Center (VPC) of just-released […]
In a report released by the Violence Policy Center, statistics showing the death rate per capita of gun related deaths versus motor vehicle deaths, Alaska gained the dubious distinction as the state with the highest gun death rate vs motor vehicle death in the country. The report, the fourth annual report to be released by VPC, showed […]
