Garen Wintemute, MD, MPH, authored Inside Gun Shows, which combines a review of existing research with direct observations and photographic evidence. The data were gathered at 78 gun shows in 19 states, most of them occurring between 2005 and 2008.  Main sections included Gun Shows in Context, How Gun Shows Work, Culture, Politics, and Interventions.

Key Interventions:

• Close the gun show loophole: All private party sales at gun shows should be subject to the same background check and record-keeping requirements that exist for sales by licensed retailers.
• Regulate private party gun sales generally.
• Expand enforcement programs to include an early-warning network comprising licensed retailers and others.