Gun shows and universal background check laws across state lines

Gobaud, Ariana N.; Morrison, Christopher N.; Mehranbod, Christina A.; Hoofnagle, Mark H.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107094

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“…This result suggests that there may be established sources and destinations for firearms along this route that drive directionality of gun traffic. These findings align with previous literature indicating that gun flow is driven by a variety of factors, including firearm laws in each state, and suggest that there may be a synergistic relationship between interstate connection and gun laws in determining trafficking patterns.…”

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“…2 Prior research by some of us demonstrated that inflow of guns from other states undermines local gun supply-reduction strategies, ultimately draining limited resources and contributing to the overall burden of gun crime in the US. [9][10][11] A related observation is that gun flow is greatest along key interstate transportation routes. [12][13][14] This phenomenon has been named the Iron Pipeline and refers most commonly to the Interstate 95 (I-95) corridor.…”

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“…Once in these destinations, they can be used in ways that are damaging to population health, including crimes linked to hazardous substances, various forms of assault, and incidents leading to suicides or homicides . Prior research by some of us demonstrated that inflow of guns from other states undermines local gun supply–reduction strategies, ultimately draining limited resources and contributing to the overall burden of gun crime in the US …”

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confidence: 99%

“…2 Prior research by some of us demonstrated that inflow of guns from other states undermines local gun supply–reduction strategies, ultimately draining limited resources and contributing to the overall burden of gun crime in the US. 9 , 10 , 11 …”

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Interstate Highway Connections and Traced Gun Transfers Between the 48 Contiguous United States

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Hoofnagle,

Bushover

et al. 2024

JAMA Netw Open

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ImportanceInterstate gun flow has critical implications for gun violence prevention, as gun transfers across state lines can undermine local gun control policies.ObjectiveTo identify possible gun trafficking routes along interstate highways in the US.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis repeated-measures, ecological, cross-sectional study used data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2019, to examine associations between interstate connections via 13 highways that each spanned at least 1000 miles and interstate traced gun transfer counts for the 48 contiguous United States. Analyses were completed in November 2023.ExposuresCharacteristics of the origin states and the transportation connections between the destination state and the origin states.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe main outcome was the total count of guns used in crimes in each destination state per year that were originally purchased in the origin state. Bayesian conditional autoregressive Poisson models were used to examine associations between the count of guns used in crime traced to interstate purchases and interstate highway connections between origin and destination states.ResultsBetween 2010 and 2019, 526 801 guns used in crimes in the contiguous 48 states were traced to interstate purchases. Northbound gun transfers along the Interstate 95 corridor were greater than expected to New Jersey (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 2.80; 95% credible interval [CrI], 1.01-7.68) and Maryland (IRR, 3.07; 95% CrI, 1.09-8.61); transfers were similarly greater along Interstate 15 southbound, Interstate 25 southbound, Interstate 35 southbound, Interstate 75 northbound and southbound, Interstate 10 westbound, and Interstate 20 eastbound and westbound.Conclusions and RelevanceThis repeated-measures, ecological, cross-sectional study identified that guns used in crimes traced to interstate purchases moved routinely between states along multiple major transportation routes. Interstate gun transfers are a major contributor to gun crime, injury, and death in the US. National policies and interstate cooperation are needed to address this issue.

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