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Since the 1970s the program has grown to several thousand sites nationwide, partnering with non-profit organizations, local municipalities, and colleges and universities. In Tax Year 2015, 3.7 million VITA tax returns were filed with a 94% accuracy rate. VITA provides service to taxpayers making less than $58,000 per year.
This is a list of US states by gun deaths and rates of violence. In 2021, there were 26,000 gun suicides and 21,000 gun homicides, together making up a sixth of deaths from external causes. Gun deaths make up about half of all suicides, but over 80% of homicides. [5] Gun deaths in 2021 rose to levels not seen since the 1990s, but remained below ...
The DC Victim Hotline officially launched on October 1, 2015. It is funded by the District of Columbia Office of Victim Services. [9] [10] It is the only citywide hotline providing free, confidential local resources for victims of all types of crime in the District of Columbia. The hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, is free and ...
Oct. 1 will see new laws regulating guns, where to carry them and how to store them as Maryland continues to grapple with the U.S. Supreme Court decision that upended the state’s former rules.
The National Gun Victims Action Council (NGVAC) is an American organization which advocates against gun violence [1] and for gun control.The NGVAC uses targeted boycotts of various businesses and organizations in an attempt to persuade those organizations into changing their gun policies, or advocate for increased gun control.
A federal appeals court struck down Maryland’s licensing requirements for handgun owners Tuesday, citing a 2022 landmark ruling by the conservative-majority US Supreme Court.
The final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago will feature lawmakers and victims of gun violence pushing for changes at the state and national levels, according to a convention ...
The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention was an office of the White House tasked with carrying out the president's executive orders on gun violence prevention. The office was first announced by President Joe Biden on September 21, 2023, with Vice President Kamala Harris being announced as the supervisor of the office, long time Biden staffer Stefanie Feldman as director, and gun ...