Title: The Characteristics and Dynamics of Crime Gun Markets
Publication Date: September 2003
What does it say?
This in-depth study of crime gun markets and the potential of crime gun trace data to improve efforts to protect public safety documents that "a significant share of guns that are recovered from violent offenders and other prohibited persons could be affected by supply-side interventions that focus on guns recently diverted from retail sources. Indeed, multiple known sources of illegal guns, ranging from residential gun thefts to sales by unlicensed sellers at gun shows and elsewhere, need to be addressed."
How can I use it?
Use this study to push for public access to crime gun trace data and for common sense anti-gun trafficking legislation: requiring Brady criminal background checks on all gun sales, not just those of licensed dealers; banning military-style assault weapons with high capacity magazines; limiting the number of handguns that can be bought at one time; and, giving law enforcement new legal authority to crack down on corrupt gun dealers.
Citation
Pierce, Glenn, et al, The Characteristics and Dynamics of Crime Gun Markets: Implications for Supply-Side Focused Enforcement Strategies, Final Report to the National Institute of Justice, September 11, 2003