UC Davis report finds gun shows as leading source of guns used in crimes

What:
The UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program will announce the results of a comprehensive, undercover study entitled Inside Gun Shows: What Goes on When Everybody Thinks Nobody's Looking. This unique report includes hundreds of hidden-camera photographs and video taken from 78 gun shows in 19 states, detailing how American gun shows have become leading sources of crime guns for Northern California, the United States, Mexico and Canada. Also emphasized is the link between gun shows and extreme right-wing political activities and specific action recommendations.

Who:
Garen Wintemute is a professor of emergency medicine and director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis. A leading researcher in the field of injury epidemiology and the prevention of firearm violence, Wintemute has authored more than 50 journal articles on the nature, cause and impact of gun violence. His goal is to help law enforcement and policymakers develop more effective approaches for preventing illegal gun use and violence.

Visuals:
Copies of the report, key photographs and hidden-camera video clips will be available.

When:
Wednesday, September 2, 2009, at 10:30 a.m.

Where:
The briefing will take place in the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute auditorium, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento. A map and directions are online at http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/maps_directions/

UC Davis Health System is an integrated, academic health system encompassing UC Davis School of Medicine, the 613-bed acute-care hospital and clinical services of UC Davis Medical Center, the 800-member physician group known as UC Davis Medical Group, and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing.