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Title: Gun Shows Across a Multi-state American Gun Market: Obs. Effects of Regulatory Policies

Publication Date: June 2007

What does it say?

This study of 28 gun shows provides strong evidence that California’s strict regulation of gun shows, including a requirement that all gun sales go through a Brady criminal background check at a federally licensed dealer, reduces anonymous, undocumented gun sales at gun shows without negatively impacting the gun show business.

How can I use it?

One of the key arguments that the gun lobby uses to oppose background checks at gun shows is that they will kill the gun show business. This study documents that this is not the case. This study is also an excellent overview on how gun shows work, the percent of licensed (30 percent) vs. private sellers (70 percent), what types of guns are sold, etc., and could be used as educational material on why gun shows are such a problem. In addition, the UC Davis website has photos documenting a straw purchase and assault weapons available for sale at gun shows.

Citation

GJ Wintemute, “Gun Shows Across a Multi-state American Gun Market: Observational Evidence of the Effects of Regulatory Policies,” Injury Prevention 13 (2007)

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