Press Releases

New VPC Report Sitting Ducks Detailing 50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Terrorist Threat to Refinery and Hazardous-Chemical Facilities Released at Briefing Potential Devastating and Deadly Effects WASHINGTON – Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, federal officials have warned the chemical and refinery industry that hazardous-materials plants could be turned into weapons of mass destruction. […]

Rebuts Attempt to Shift Blame to CIA Interviews with Former CIA Officials, Corroborating Documents, Give Lie to Industry Red Herring Washington, DC The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today released a study rebutting gun industry claims that twenty-five 50 caliber sniper rifles obtained by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s were part of U.S. government aid […]

“Super Guns” Can Down Helicopters, Defeat Armored Limousines, Destroy Aircraft at Terminals, Ignite Fuel Tanks, All From 1,800 yards Violence Policy Center Report Documents Sale, Details Terror Potential WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. gun industry sold at least twenty-five 50 caliber sniper rifles to Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden’s terror network, a study released by […]

Powerful Weapons Can Shoot Down Airplanes, Penetrate Armor From Over a Mile Away New VPC Report Exposes Aggressive Marketing Efforts, Burgeoning Subculture of Sniper Enthusiasts The gun industry’s sale of military sniper rifles to civilian customers poses a serious threat to national security – making the ideal weapon for assassination and destruction available to terrorists, […]

New VPC Report Documents Shift in Party Line on Deadly Military-Style Guns Report Debunks “Myths” NRA Circulating as New Fight Looms on Assault Ban Trying to head off growing pressure to close loopholes in the 1994 assault weapons ban, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the gun industry have changed their tune on these deadly […]