Title: Private-Party Gun Sales, Regulation, and Public Safety

Publication Date: June 2010

What does it say?

This essay makes the case that the most effective approach to regulating private party sales would be to require that all sales, regardless of venue, be subject to a background check and record-keeping requirements.  It makes the argument that while a broader proposal to require checks on all gun sales would face "tough sledding" in Congress, it should be moved forward because gun owners support the broader measure.

How can I use it?

Use this essay to advocate for Brady criminal background checks for all gun sales, including those at gun shows.

Citation

Wintemute, Garen, Anthony Braga, and David Kennedy, “Perspective: Private-Party Gun Sales, Regulation, and Public Safety,” New England Journal of Medicine, June 30, 2010.

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