UC Davis emergency medicine physician Garen Wintemute will report the results of his observational study of 28 gun shows in California, Nevada, Florida, Arizona and Texas.

The study, EMBARGOED by the journal Injury Prevention until Mon., June 11 at 4 p.m. Pacific Time, found California's more stringent gun control laws are associated with a lower incidence of anonymous, undocumented gun sales and illegal “straw” purchases. California gun shows also were less likely to sell military-style assault weapons.

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Garen Wintemute, director of the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program, is a leading authority on gun violence prevention. His research investigates the nature, cause and impact of gun violence, which helps law enforcement and public policymakers develop more effective approaches to prevent illegal gun use and violence.

Stephen P. Teret, director of the Center for Law and the Public's Health at Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, will participate via audio connection to discuss the implications of the research on policy, from the need for background checks on firearm transfers to increased presence of law enforcement to monitor activities.

Photographs that document an illegal “straw” purchase; displays of military-style assault weapons available for sale, including new easily-concealable designs; aisles crowded with attendees selling guns on private-party basis; common use of cell phone cameras among attendees to purchase guns.