Crime Gun Risk Factors: The Impact of Dealer, Firearm, Transaction, and Buyer Characteristics on the Likelihood of Gun Use in Crime

This study will link data on retail and secondhand gun sales of Maryland to national and local data on crime-related guns recovered by the police in order to pedict whether guns sold under varying circumstances will be more or less likely to be used in a subsequent crime. The project will: (1) explore the likelihood that a gun sold by a licensed dealer or private owner will then be used in a crime and whether that likelihood is influenced by the characteristics of the gun, the seller, the buyer, or the transaction; and (2) examine how findings can enhance efforts to control illegal firearms markets and reduce gun use in crime.