Table 1.
Mean number of guns sold during a 2-month period before and after a large Milwaukee-area licensed gun dealer decided to stop selling small, inexpensive handguns (May 1999) and recovered from a criminal less than 365 days after retail sale
| City | Before Milwaukee-area gun store changed sales practices bi-monthly mean (SD) | After Milwaukee-area gun store changed sales practices bi-monthly mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee #1 crime gun dealer | ||
| All new crime guns | 32.3 (10.6) | (5.0)*** |
| All new SNS1 crime guns | 14.4 (9.3) | 0.8 (0.8)*** |
| New non-SNS1 trafficked guns | 17.9 (5.9) | 10.2 (4.9)*** |
| All trafficked new crime guns | 22.1 (7.6) | 6.9 (3.9)*** |
| Milwaukee | ||
| All new crime guns | 117.4 (13.2) | 82.0 (6.6)*** |
| All new SNS crime guns | 18.9 (8.3) | 6.4 (3.5)*** |
| Trafficked new crime guns | 33.5 (7.9) | 19.1 (4.8)*** |
| St. Louis | ||
| Trafficked new crime guns | 7.8 (3.8) | 6.8 (4.6) |
| Cleveland | ||
| Trafficked new crime guns | 8.2 (3.4) | 4.1 (2.2)*** |
| Cincinnati | ||
| Trafficked new crime guns | 4.7 (3.1) | 5.9 (3.7) |
***p < 0.001
1SNS Saturday night special, inexpensive and highly concealable handguns