,,,,,,Handgun Commerce in California, 2000

Handgun Commerce in California, 2000


 

Publication Date: January 2000

Publisher: 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

Research Area: Law and ethics; Social conditions

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.