Objective The available evidence suggests that more restrictive state firearm sales laws can reduce criminal access to guns. California has firearm-related laws that are more stringent than many other states and regulates its retail firearms dealers to a unique...
Objective To determine the association between licensing and registration of firearm sales and an indicator of gun availability to criminals. Methods Tracing data on all crime guns recovered in 25 cities in the United States were used to estimate the relationship...