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  1. Excellent Peter Stone piece on Koch brother's plans to funnel millions to NRA in support of get-out-the-vote efforts. fb.me/1zNDaVndh about 9 hours ago via Facebook
  2. George Zimmerman's bond revoked in Trayvon Martin case. fb.me/18MkPlJVj about 9 hours ago via Facebook
  3. VPC's Sugarmann on HuffPo: Seattle Mass Shooting Latest by a Concealed Handgun Permit Holder. fb.me/17uyzN8hp about 10 hours ago via Facebook
  4. Pro-gun writer Dave Workman argues that if your lifestyle includes mass shootings like Seattle, hey, it’s your life. fb.me/16JVZiPCc about 13 hours ago via Facebook
  5. ATF releases limited 2011 state-by-state firearms trace data. What's missing? Make and model. fb.me/1g7nGFVTt about 14 hours ago via Facebook
  6. Another day, another state, another .45 handgun, another dead 3-year old. fb.me/1uBTniMUo 12:53 PM May 31st via Facebook
  7. Seattle murder-suicide: gunman kills four in cafe, one in carjacking, then takes own life. fb.me/1sGvpvsnu 8:10 AM May 31st via Facebook
  8. Top U.S. gun seller Wal-Mart drops out of American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). fb.me/1yUOQPdzW 7:03 AM May 31st via Facebook
  9. ND man faces charges for fatally shooting wife while cleaning gun, both were "avid shooting hobbyists." fb.me/1xiRsQJK3 11:16 AM May 30th via Facebook
  10. Read the latest Gun Violence Prevention Report from States United to Prevent Gun Violence. fb.me/12mbHLolw 9:33 AM May 30th via Facebook
  11. Seattle police say it's guns more than gangs that are fueling violence in the city: "A person who has a gun is... fb.me/1pzfU3khT 8:54 AM May 30th via Facebook
  12. Ohio tragedy: Three-year old shoots self in head with 45 caliber handgun. fb.me/1MCPKEqka 8:46 AM May 30th via Facebook
  13. AK: 75-year-old man arrested after opening fire with handgun on state troopers. fb.me/1MzIPpr2r 1:03 PM May 29th via Facebook
  14. Smith & Wesson rewards gun-hawking NRA with a million dollar check so it can sell more guns. fb.me/1B7C5gmyV 11:26 AM May 29th via Facebook
  15. Excellent blog--Nasty Jack--looking at VPC's report showing AZ gun deaths outpacing motor vehicle deaths. fb.me/1Wy8njc8o 9:02 AM May 29th via Facebook
  16. The Onion (satire): NRA sets 1,000 killed in school shooting as threshold to reconsider its position. fb.me/1t12ozdNk 7:52 AM May 29th via Facebook
  17. WA woman critically wounded when son’s gun unintentionally discharges. theolympian.com/2012/05/25/211… 1:13 PM May 25th via web
  18. Visit the Violence Policy Center's web page at vpc.org. 7:56 AM May 25th via Facebook
  19. Follow the Violence Policy Center's Concealed Carry Killers web page at vpc.org/ccwkillers.htm fb.me/14MYdZ2ro 7:54 AM May 25th via Facebook
  20. Gun traffickers buy handguns in FL, AL, OR and WA, smuggle them to Canada. 1:02 PM May 24th via Facebook
  • Name Violence Policy Cent
  • Location Washington, DC
  • Web http://www.vpc.org
  • Bio The Violence Policy Center (VPC) is a national educational organization working to reduce gun death and injury.
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