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Handgun Commerce in California, 2000
Publication Date: January 2000
Publisher(s): Violence Prevention Research Program
Author(s): Barbara E. Claire; Kevin Grassel; Vanessa McHenry; Donna Valadez; Michael P. Romero, MPH; Garen J. Wintemute; Mona A. Wright
Series:
Special Collection: The Joyce Foundation
Topic: Law and ethics (Criminal law)
Social conditions (Safety and security)
Keywords: California handgun purchasers; denied gun sales
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This report provides basic information on handgun commerce in California for the year 2000. Its principal focus is on the handguns sold that year.
It also contains information on handgun purchasers, denied sales, handgun manufacturers, and commercial firearm licensees such as gun dealers and pawnbrokers. Its purpose is to inform the public, policy makers, and others about commerce in an important consumer product—the handgun—which has legitimate uses but is also frequently involved in criminal and self-inflicted violence.