From an article from NJHoo's post yesterday...


For at least two weeks after a gun show is held in Nevada, there is a sharp increase in gun-related deaths and injuries in communities across the state line in California, a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine has found.

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, examined California death and hospitalization records from 2005 and 2013, and then looked at the 915 gun shows held in both California and Nevada over the same period. They found that in the 14 days after the start of a gun show, California hospitals within a two-hour drive from the Nevada state line experienced a 70 percent increase in admissions for gunshot wounds.

When gun shows were held in California, however, no similar increase in gun violence was recorded in surrounding communities. One likely explanation for the divergence, researchers said, is that California’s gun laws are much stricter than those in Nevada.

California is one of 13 states that requires a background check on transfers at gun shows. It also imposes a 10-day waiting period on all gun purchases. California also employs a range of security measures to deter illegal transfers, including surveillance by state law enforcement.

Nevada, on the other hand, has no background check or security requirements at gun shows; it also does not impose a waiting period.