Title: Inside Gun Shows: What Goes On When Everybody Thinks Nobody's Watching

Publication Date: September 02, 2009

What does it say?

This report provides an overview of existing research combined with direct observations and photographs of gun shows. The data were gathered at 78 gun shows in 19 states, most of them occurring between 2005 and 2008. The report documents numerous problems at gun shows, including illegal straw purchases from licensed dealers and undocumented private sales. It also shows the undocumented private sale of military-style assault weapons.

How can I use it?

Use this report to provide irrefutable photographic evidence of the many problems associated with gun shows, including straw purchases at licensed gun dealers, undocumented private sales, and the wide availability of military-style assault weapons.

In addition to the report, the researcher has provided a website to view photographs grouped by the type of problem portrayed.

Citation

Wintemute, Garen, Inside Gun Shows: What Goes On When Everybody Thinks Nobody's Watching, Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California at Davis: Sacramento, California, September 2, 2009