Gun shows across a multistate American gun market: observational evidence of the effects of regulatory policies (PDF; 534 KB)
Source: Injury Prevention

Key Points

• California regulates gun shows and largely prohibits undocumented private party gun sales. Most other states do not. Nonetheless, gun shows in California and comparison states were similar on most attributes examined.
• 30% of gun vendors both in California and elsewhere were identifiable as licensed firearm retailers. Vendors elsewhere were more likely to sell assault weapons.
• Armed attendees who appeared to be selling guns were more than five times as common at shows in states where undocumented private party sales are permitted.
• Illegal ‘’straw” purchases of guns were more common (rate ratio 6.6 (95% CI 0.9 to 49.1), p = 0.06) in states with less regulation.
• Gun shows may serve as a point source for assault weapons and .50-caliber rifles.

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