Interesting study, that I found via Reason, on the effect of gun show regulation and gun violence.

A new study finds no evidence that gun shows lead to substantial increases in either gun-related homicides or suicides.

The University of Michigan and University of Maryland study also shows that tighter regulation of gun shows does not appear to reduce the number of firearms-related deaths.

"We believe that this analysis makes an important contribution to understanding the influence of gun shows, the regulation of which is arguably the most active area of federal, state, and local firearms policy," said Brian Jacob, a professor at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

And it's not like the Ford School at the U of M is the most conservative of institutions.

For those with the interest in pawing through an entire academic paper to see how they arrived at their findings (yes, I did), here you go (pdf).