VPRP publications
Guns, Fear, the Constitution, and the Public's Health. Wintemute GJ. The New England Journal of Medicine 2008;358;14:1421-1424.
Handgun Violence, Public health, and the Law. Curfman GD, Morrissey S, Drazen JM. Editorial, The New England Journal of Medicine 2008;358;14:1503-1504.
Gun shows across a multistate American gun market: observational evidence of the effects of regulatory policies. Wintemute GJ. Injury Prevention 2007;13:150-155.
Risk factors among handgun retailers for frequent and disproportionate sales of guns used in violent and firearm related crimes. Wintemute GJ, Cook PJ, Wright MA. Injury Prevention 2005;11:357-363.
People and guns involved in denied and completed handgun sales. Wright MA, Wintemute GJ, Claire BE. Injury Prevention 2005;11:247-250.
The Life Cycle of Crime Guns: A Description Based on Guns Recovered From Young People in California (Abstract) (Original Research) - Wintemute GJ, Romero MP, Wright MA, et al. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2004;43:733-742. This document is available upon request from our "Publication Request Form" page. See following editorial.
Treating Gun Violence Before the 911 Call (Editorial) - Kellermann AL. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2004;43:743-745. This document is available upon request from our "Publication Request Form" page.
Handgun Commerce in California, 2000. Sacramento, CA: Violence Prevention Research Program, 2004. This document is available in PDF format and is also available as a printed book from our "Publication Request Form" page.
Shall Issue Policy and Criminal Activity among Applicants for Permits to Carry Concealed Firearms. Romero MP, Wintemute GJ, Wright MA, Parham CA. Injury Prevention 2003;9:367-9.
Gun Carrying Among Male Adolescents as a Function of Gun Ownership in the General Population (Letter to the Editor). Wintemute GJ. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2003;41(3):428-429. (The text of this letter is available upon request.)
Association Between Handgun Purchase and Mortality from Firearm Injury. Grassel KM, Wintemute GJ, Wright MA, Romero MP. Injury Prevention 2003;9:48-52.
Increased Risk of Intimate Partner Homicide Among California Women Who Purchased Handguns (Letter). Wintemute GJ, Wright MA, Drake, CM. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2003;41(2):281-283. (The text of this letter is available upon request.)
Handgun Commerce in California, 1999. Sacramento, CA: Violence Prevention Research Program, 2002. This document is available in PDF format and is also available as a printed book from our "Publication Request Form" page.
Where the Guns Come From: The Gun Industry and Gun Commerce. Wintemute GJ. The Future of Children 2002;12(2):55-71.
The Epidemiology of Firearm Suicide in the United States. Romero, MP, Wintemute GJ. Journal of Urban Health 2002;79(1):39-48.
Denial of Handgun Purchase to Violent Misdemeanants (Letter). Wintemute GJ. Journal of the American Medical Association 2001;285(21):5-6.
Subsequent Criminal Activity Among Violent Misdemeanants Who Seek to Purchase Handguns, Risk Factors and Effectiveness of Denying Handgun Purchase. Wintemute GJ, Wright MA, Drake CM, Beaumont JJ. Journal of the American Medical Association 2001;285(8):1019-1026.
Complementary Strategies to Prevent Firearm Injury (Editorial). Thomas B. Cole, MD, MPH. Journal of the American Medical Association 2001;285(8):1071.
Wintemute GJ. Guns and gun violence. In: Blumstein A, Wallman J (eds). The Crime Drop in America. Cambridge University Press; 2000. pp. 45-96. (This book chapter is available upon request).
Relationship Between Illegal Use of Handguns and Handgun Sales Volume (Research Letter). Wintemute GJ. Journal of the American Medical Association 2000;284(5):566-567.
Mortality among Recent Purchasers of Handguns. Wintemute GJ, Parham CA, Beaumont JJ, Wright MA, Drake C. The New England Journal of Medicine 1999;341(21):1583-1589. See following editorial.
Firearms and Suicide. Rosenberg ML, Mercy JA, Potter LB. Editorial, The New England Journal of Medicine 1999;341(21):1609-1611.
The Future of Firearm Violence Prevention: Building on Success. Wintemute GJ. Journal of the American Medical Association 1999;282(5):475-478. Denial of Handgun Purchase: A Description of the Affected Population and a Controlled Study of their Handgun Perferences. Wintemute GJ, Wright MA, Parham CA, Drake CM, Beaumont JJ. Journal of Criminal Justice 1999;27(1):21-31. (This article is available upon request).Effectiveness of Denial of Handgun Purchase to Persons Believed to be at High Risk for Firearm Violence. Wright MA, Wintemute GJ, Rivara FP. American Journal of Public Health 1999;89(1):88-90. (This article is available upon request).
Prior Misdemeanor Convictions as a Risk Factor for Later Violent and Firearm-Related Criminal Activity Among Authorized Purchasers of Handguns. Wintemute GJ, Drake CM, Beaumont JJ, Wright MA, Parham CA. Journal of the American Medical Association 1998;280:2083-2087.
Handgun Purchasers With Misdemeanor Convictions. Sarah Brady, Jim Brady and Thomas B. Cole, MD, MPH. Editorial, Journal of the American Medical Association 1998;280:2120-2121.
Characteristics of a Gun Exchange Program, and an Assessment of Potential Benefits. Romero, M, Wintemute GJ, Vernick JS. Injury Prevention 1998;4:206-210.
Support for New Policies to Regulate Firearms (Results of Two National Surveys). Teret SP, Webster DW, Vernick JS, Smith TW, Leff D, Wintemute GJ, et. al. New England Journal of Medicine 1998;339:813-818.
Criminal Activity and Assault-Type Handguns: A Study of Young Adults.
Wintemute GJ, Wright MA, Parham CA, Drake CM, Beaumont JJ. Annals of Emergency Medicine July 1998; 32:44-50. (This article is available upon request).
Predicting Criminal Behavior Among Authorized Purchasers of Handguns. (pdf format) or (text format).
Wintemute GJ (Summary of a Presentation), National Institute of Justice/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Research Preview; 1998 April.
Weapons of Choice: Previous Criminal History, Later Criminal Activity, and Firearm Preference among Legally Authorized Young Adult Purchasers of Handguns. Wintemute GJ, Parham CA, Wright MA, Beaumont JJ, Drake, CM. Journal of Trauma 1998; January.
Gun Confiscations: A Case Study of the City of Sacramento in 1995. Robinson-Haynes E, Wintemute GJ, Violence Prevention Research Program, Sacramento, CA; 1997.
California's Guns and Crime: New Evidence. Wintemute GJ, Violence Prevention Research Program, Sacramento, CA; 1997
The Relationship Between Firearm Design and Firearm Violence: Handguns in the 1990s. Wintemute GJ. Journal of the American Medical Association 1996 June 12; 275:1749-1753. (This article is available upon request).
Trauma in Transition: Trends in Deaths from Firearm and Motor Vehicle Injuries. Wintemute GJ, Violence Prevention Research Program, Sacramento, CA; 1995.
Does California Have Crime Guns? An Analysis of Justice Department Data. Wintemute GJ, Violence Prevention Research Program, Sacramento, CA; 1995.
Ring of Fire: The Handgun Makers of Southern California. Wintemute GJ, Violence Prevention Research Program, Sacramento, CA; 1994.
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