Josh Sugarmann

Violence Policy Center

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Executive director of the Violence Policy Center; a gun-control advocacy group based in Washington, DC

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In just over two years since 26 killings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, there've been 100 school shootings: one every five weeks.  Congress has done nothing, but in…

America's Gun Debate Continues: With Schools in the Crossfire

In just over two years since 26 killings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, there've been 100 school shootings: one every five weeks.  Congress has done nothing, but in…

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The gunman who killed 32 students yesterday at  Virginia Tech  has been identified as Cho Seung-Hui, a resident-alien student originally from South Korea.

Could Risk Assessment Have Prevented Virginia Tech Tragedy?

The gunman who killed 32 students yesterday at Virginia Tech has been identified as Cho Seung-Hui, a resident-alien student originally from South Korea.

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