Mayors Against Illegal Guns
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Research

Coalition Research
The Movement of Illegal Guns In America
December 2008 -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns released a landmark report that reveals previously unreported trends in the movement of illegal guns across state lines. This report, The Movement of Illegal Guns In America: The Link between Gun Laws and Interstate Trafficking, analyzes state-by-state 2006 and 2007 trace data released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and finds that states that supply interstate crime guns at the highest rates have comparatively weak gun laws.
Read the full report (in PDF)
Visit the coalition's Trace Data Center

Inside Straw Purchasing
April 2008 -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns released a report about illegal gun trafficking and illegal straw purchases
Read the report (PDF)

Additional Research Related to Illegal Guns
The following are links to recent articles that describe emerging thinking and trends about illegal guns.

Please note that these references are provided for informational purposes only and the coalition does not necessarily endorse their content.
Illegal Gun Markets
Enforcement Strategies
Economic and Public Health Perspectives
Emerging Technologies
Gun Offenders

Additional Outside Links
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research
Harvard Injury Control Research Center
Firearm Injury Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, Kennedy School of Government
   
 
 
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