@article{ref1,
title="Firearms licensee characteristics associated with sales of crime-involved firearms and denied sales: findings from the firearms licensee survey",
journal="Russell Sage Foundation journal of the social sciences : RSF",
year="2017",
author="Wintemute, Garen J.",
volume="3",
number="5",
pages="58-74",
abstract="Efforts to prevent firearm violence focus in part on federal licensees--gun dealers and pawnbrokers. Some licensees account for disproportionate sales of firearms later used in crime or denied because of failed background checks. These characteristics tend to co-occur and have been used to identify licensees who may be important point sources of firearms used in crime. Using data from a forty-three-state survey, this study finds licensee and community attributes associated with these characteristics, including sales of inexpensive handguns, exposure to illegal activity, and location in a major metropolitan area. Respondents with disproportionate sales and denied sales express increased concern about firearm violence and support for policies to prevent it, suggesting that some important sources of crime-involved firearms could be significant partners in prevention efforts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2377-8253",
doi="10.7758/rsf.2017.3.5.03",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7758/rsf.2017.3.5.03"
}