Licensure status and types of guns sold by 272 gun vendors at gun shows in California and other states
| Characteristic | California (n = 60), n (%) | Other states (n = 212), n (%) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| *For 227 handgun vendors. Inexpensive handguns were defined as those selling for $200 or less. Examples of assault-type handguns are given in figure 3. | |||
| †For 255 long gun vendors. Examples of assault-type and .50-caliber long guns are given in figure 2 and Appendix figure 1. | |||
| Identifiable as licensed firearm retailer | 18 (30.0) | 64 (30.2) | 0.98 |
| Self-identified as unlicensed vendor | 0 (0.0) | 8 (3.8) | 0.13 |
| Sells antique or replica guns | 21 (35.0) | 40 (18.9) | 0.008 |
| Sells assault-type guns | 8 (13.3) | 74 (34.9) | 0.001 |
| Sells automatic weapons | 0 (0.0) | 10 (4.7) | 0.09 |
| Sells handguns | 45 (75.0) | 182 (85.9) | 0.046 |
| Sells inexpensive handguns* | 5 (11.1) | 21 (11.5) | 0.72 |
| Sells assault-type handguns* | 0 (0.0) | 20 (11.0) | 0.02 |
| Sells long guns | 57 (95.0) | 198 (93.4) | 0.65 |
| Sells assault-type long guns† | 8 (14.0) | 73 (36.9) | 0.001 |
| Sells AR15-type long guns† | 3 (5.3) | 50 (25.3) | 0.001 |
| Sells AK47-type long guns† | 0 (0.0) | 26 (13.1) | 0.004 |
| Sells SKS-type long guns† | 5 (8.8) | 19 (9.6) | 0.85 |
| Sells .50-caliber long guns† | 2 (3.5) | 11 (5.6) | 0.54 |