TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Firearms licensee characteristics associated with sales of crime-involved firearms and denied sales: findings from the firearms licensee survey
JO  - Russell Sage Foundation journal of the social sciences : RSF
A1  - Wintemute, Garen J.
SP  - 58
EP  - 74
VL  - 3
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2377-8253
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7758/rsf.2017.3.5.03
ID  - ref1
ER  -