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Josh Sugarmann is an American activist for gun control in the United States. He is the executive director and founder of the Violence Policy Center (VPC), a non-profit advocacy and educational organization, and the author of two books on gun control.
Josh Sugarmann is the founder and leader of the Violence Policy Center, a national organization that works to stop gun death and injury through research, education, advocacy, and collaboration. He has authored books and articles on gun violence prevention and has a long record of policy successes on the federal, state, and local levels.
May 14, 2018 · Josh Sugarmann, a Violence Policy Center activist, advocated for banning semi-automatic firearms that look like machine guns, exploiting public confusion and fear. He argued that these guns are useless for hunting or self-defense, but good for mass shootings and gang warfare.
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According to Josh Sugarmann, its founder, the VPC approaches violence, and firearms violence in particular, as a public health issue affecting the whole population, rather than solely a criminal matter.
Jul 19, 2022 · NPR's Juana Summers talks with Josh Sugarmann, Violence Policy Center's executive director, about his analysis of 2019 homicide data and why Missouri was ranked #1 for Black homicide...
Executive Director at Violence Policy Center · Josh Sugarmann, a native of Newtown, Connecticut, is executive director of the Violence Policy Center (VPC), which he has headed since founding it...
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Mar 14, 2018 · But what about the firearm industry? Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center, speaks with NPR's Sarah McCammon about the gun industry and its ties to the NRA.