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| Garen WintemuteSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Characteristics of federally licensed firearms retailers and retail establishments in the United States: initial findings from the firearms licensee surveyGaren J Wintemute
Susan P Baker Stephen P Teret Chair in Violence Prevention, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
J Urban Health 90:1-26. 2013..Frequency of denied sales was strongly and directly associated with frequency of trace requests (p < 0.0001). These results are based on self-report but are consistent with those from studies using objective data...
Epidemiology and clinical aspects of stray bullet shootings in the United StatesGaren J Wintemute
University of California, Sacramento, CA, USA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73:215-23. 2012..Stray bullet shootings contribute to a sense of risk in affected communities but have rarely been studied. We describe the epidemiology and clinical aspects of stray bullet shootings in the United States...- Opportunities for state-level action to reduce firearm violence: proceeding from the evidenceGaren J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Am J Public Health 101:e1-3. 2011..Unfortunately, the study's analysis is overly simplified, and the recommendations are therefore misleading. We suggest alternatives that are evidence based... - Association between firearm ownership, firearm-related risk and risk reduction behaviours and alcohol-related risk behavioursGaren J Wintemute
Inj Prev 17:422-7. 2011..The author concludes that firearm ownership and specific firearm-related behaviours are associated with alcohol-related risk behaviours... - Firearm retailers' willingness to participate in an illegal gun purchaseGaren Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program, UC Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
J Urban Health 87:865-78. 2010..Sales of handguns that were later subjected to ownership tracing (a proxy measure for a gun's use in crime) were not more frequent among retailers who agreed to participate than among others, and other findings were unexpected as well... - Gun shows and gun violence: fatally flawed study yields misleading resultsGaren J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program and the Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Am J Public Health 100:1856-60. 2010..The study should not be used as evidence in formulating gun policy... - Disproportionate sales of crime guns among licensed handgun retailers in the United States: a case-control studyG J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Inj Prev 15:291-9. 2009..To determine risk factors among licensed firearm retailers for disproportionate sales of handguns that are later subjected to ownership tracing, generally after use in crime... - Gun shows across a multistate American gun market: observational evidence of the effects of regulatory policiesGaren J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California, Davis, Western Fairs Building, UC Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Inj Prev 13:150-5. 2007..To describe gun shows and assess the impact of increased regulation on characteristics linked to their importance as sources of guns used in crime... - Risk factors among handgun retailers for frequent and disproportionate sales of guns used in violent and firearm related crimesG J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Inj Prev 11:357-63. 2005..To determine the retailer and community level factors associated with frequent and disproportionate sales of handguns that are later used in violent and firearm related crimes (VFC handguns)... 
The life cycle of crime guns: a description based on guns recovered from young people in CaliforniaGaren J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 43:733-42. 2004....- Association between handgun purchase and mortality from firearm injuryK M Grassel
Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Inj Prev 9:48-52. 2003..To determine the association between mortality from violent or firearm related injury and previous handgun purchase... - Prior misdemeanor convictions as a risk factor for later violent and firearm-related criminal activity among authorized purchasers of handgunsG J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California, Davis, USA
JAMA 280:2083-7. 1998..Under current federal law, many persons with prior convictions for misdemeanor offenses pass criminal records background checks and legally purchase handguns... - Subsequent criminal activity among violent misdemeanants who seek to purchase handguns: risk factors and effectiveness of denying handgun purchaseG J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program, UC Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
JAMA 285:1019-26. 2001..Some states prohibit the purchase of handguns by persons convicted of selected misdemeanor crimes, but most do not. California has denied handgun purchases by violent misdemeanants since 1991; the effectiveness of these policies is unknown... - Criminal activity and assault-type handguns: a study of young adultsG J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, USA
Ann Emerg Med 32:44-50. 1998..We studied a population of young adults who legally purchased handguns to determine whether an association exists between the purchase of an assault-type handgun and prior or subsequent criminal activity... - Factors affecting a recently purchased handgun's risk for use in crime under circumstances that suggest gun traffickingMona A Wright
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
J Urban Health 87:352-64. 2010..09, 95% CI 3.39 to 4.94). These findings persisted in multivariate analyses. Our findings suggest specific strategies for intervention to prevent gun violence... - Gun suicide by young people in California: descriptive epidemiology and gun ownershipMona A Wright
Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95817, USA
J Adolesc Health 43:619-22. 2008..The gun used was most often owned by the victim or a family member living in the victim's household. Prevention efforts should focus on gun ownership and accessibility... - The epidemiology of firearm suicide in the United StatesMichael P Romero
Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California, Davis, USA
J Urban Health 79:39-48. 2002..Understanding the epidemiology of firearm suicide will increase awareness of firearm suicide as a major public health problem... - Felonious or violent criminal activity that prohibits gun ownership among prior purchasers of handguns: incidence and risk factorsMona A Wright
Violence Prevention Research Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
J Trauma 69:948-55. 2010..Federal law prohibits firearm possession by felons and certain others. Little is known about criminal activity resulting in new ineligibility to possess firearms among persons who have previously purchased them... - Where the guns come from: the gun industry and gun commerceGaren J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California at Davis, USA
Future Child 12:54-71. 2002.... - Guns, fear, the Constitution, and the public's healthGaren J Wintemute
Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, USA
N Engl J Med 358:1421-4. 2008 - Increased risk of intimate partner homicide among California women who purchase handgunsGaren J Wintemute
Ann Emerg Med 41:281-3. 2003 - Effect of current federal regulations on handgun safety featuresJohn S Milne
Department of Emergency Medicine, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Ann Emerg Med 41:1-9. 2003..Thus, the factoring criteria alone are insufficient to ensure consistent incorporation of safety features into new handgun designs... - Gun carrying among male adolescents as a function of gun ownership in the general populationGaren J Wintemute
Ann Emerg Med 41:428-9. 2003