Nevada Bill To Outlaw Ghost Guns Could Reduce Violent Crime In California
Dr. Garen Wintemute, who leads UC Davis Health’s Violence Prevention Research Program, told CapRadio's Insight that the rise in ghost guns threatens California’s recent progress in reducing gun violence.
“Our rate of mass shootings is substantially lower than in the rest of the country,” he said. “There’s quite substantial evidence that requiring background checks on all purchases of firearms — particularly if a permit is also required — is an effective violence prevention strategy.”