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Tougher gun show controls in California slash sales of weapons linked to crime

06-11-2007 · EurekAlert!

California has succeeded in drastically reducing anonymous and undocumented gun sales and sales of military-style weapons by introducing tighter controls to gun shows reveals a study in the June issue of Injury Prevention.

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