Garen Wintemute

McGinty EE, Choksy S, Wintemute GJ. The Relationship Between Controlled
Substances and Violence. Epidemiol Rev. 2016;38(1):5-31. doi:
10.1093/epirev/mxv008. Epub 2016 Feb 11. PubMed PMID: 26905893.

Webster DW, Cerdá M, Wintemute GJ, Cook PJ. Epidemiologic Evidence to Guide
the Understanding and Prevention of Gun Violence. Epidemiol Rev. 2016;38(1):1-4.
doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxv018. Epub 2016 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 26905892.

Betz ME, Ranney ML, Wintemute GJ. Frozen Funding on Firearm Research: "Doing
Nothing Is No Longer an Acceptable Solution". West J Emerg Med. 2016
Jan;17(1):91-3. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.1.29767. Epub 2016 Jan 14. PubMed PMID:
26823941; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4729430.

Sutter ME, Wintemute GJ, Clarke SO, Roche BM, Chenoweth JA, Gutierrez R,
Albertson TE. The Changing Use of Intravenous Opioids in an Emergency Department.
West J Emerg Med. 2015 Dec;16(7):1079-83. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2015.10.28454.
Epub 2015 Dec 14. PubMed PMID: 26759658; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4703147.

Past editorials and commentaries may be found in the publications archive.

2015

Sutter ME, Wintemute GJ, Clarke SO, Roche BM, Chenoweth JA, Gutierrez R,
Albertson TE. The Changing Use of Intravenous Opioids in an Emergency Department.
West J Emerg Med. 2015 Dec;16(7):1079-83. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2015.10.28454.
Epub 2015 Dec 14. PubMed PMID: 26759658; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4703147.

Wintemute GJ, Kass PH, Stewart SL, Cerdá M, Gruenewald PJ. Alcohol, drug and
other prior crimes and risk of arrest in handgun purchasers: protocol for a
controlled observational study. Inj Prev. 2015 Oct 23. pii:
injuryprev-2015-041856. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041856. [Epub ahead of
print] PubMed PMID: 26498316.

Betz ME, Wintemute GJ. Physician Counseling on Firearm Safety: A New Kind of
Cultural Competence. JAMA. 2015 Aug 4;314(5):449-50. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.7055.
PubMed PMID: 26241594; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4559221.

Wintemute GJ. Alcohol misuse, firearm violence perpetration, and public policy
in the United States. Prev Med. 2015 Oct;79:15-21. doi:
10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.04.015. Epub 2015 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 25937594.

Wintemute G, Ranney M. Emergency physicians and firearm violence. Ann Emerg
Med. 2015 May;65(5):595-9. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.03.005. Epub 2015 Mar
25. PubMed PMID: 25820032.

Webster DW, Wintemute GJ. Effects of policies designed to keep firearms from
high-risk individuals. Annu Rev Public Health. 2015 Mar 18;36:21-37. doi:
10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031914-122516. Epub 2015 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 25581152.

Wintemute GJ. The epidemiology of firearm violence in the twenty-first
century United States. Annu Rev Public Health. 2015 Mar 18;36:5-19. doi:
10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031914-122535. Epub 2014 Dec 12. PubMed PMID:
25533263.

Pierce GL, Braga AA, Wintemute GJ. Impact of California firearms sales laws
and dealer regulations on the illegal diversion of guns. Inj Prev. 2015
Jun;21(3):179-84. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041413. Epub 2014 Dec 3. PubMed
PMID: 25472991.

2014

Wright MA, Wintemute GJ. Firearm prohibition for persons convicted of violent
crimes: a potential non-legislative approach. Am J Prev Med. 2014 Aug;47(2):e3-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.04.008. Epub 2014 Jun 9. PubMed PMID: 24923863.

Wintemute GJ, Frattaroli S, Claire BE, Vittes KA, Webster DW. Identifying
armed respondents to domestic violence restraining orders and recovering their
firearms: process evaluation of an initiative in California. Am J Public Health.
2014 Feb;104(2):e113-8. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301484. Epub 2013 Dec 12. PubMed PMID: 24328660.

Wintemute GJ. Support for a comprehensive background check requirement and
expanded denial criteria for firearm transfers: findings from the firearms
licensee survey. J Urban Health. 2014 Apr;91(2):303-19. doi:
10.1007/s11524-013-9842-7. PubMed PMID: 24203524; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC3978158.

2013

Braga AA, Wintemute GJ. Improving the potential effectiveness of gun buyback
programs. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Nov;45(5):668-71. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2013.08.002. PubMed PMID: 24139782.

Newgard CD, Kuppermann N, Holmes JF, Haukoos JS, Wetzel B, Hsia RY, Wang NE,
Bulger EM, Staudenmayer K, Mann NC, Barton ED, Wintemute G; WESTRN Investigators.
Gunshot injuries in children served by emergency services. Pediatrics. 2013
Nov;132(5):862-70. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1350. Epub 2013 Oct 14. PubMed PMID:
24127481; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3813400.

Ranney ML, Fenton A, Sankoff J, Wintemute G. In reply. Ann Emerg Med. 2013
Oct;62(4):434-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.05.023. PubMed PMID: 24054102.

Frattaroli S, Webster DW, Wintemute GJ. A public health approach to gun
violence--in response. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Aug 20;159(4):306-7. doi:
10.7326/0003-4819-159-4-201308200-00018. PubMed PMID: 24026266.

Wintemute G. States take a public health approach to curb gun violence.
Interview by Bridget M. Kuehn. JAMA. 2013 Aug 7;310(5):468-9. doi:
10.1001/jama.2013.75770. PubMed PMID: 23925601.

Vittes KA, Webster DW, Frattaroli S, Claire BE, Wintemute GJ. Removing guns
from batterers: findings from a pilot survey of domestic violence restraining
order recipients in California. Violence Against Women. 2013 May;19(5):602-16.
doi: 10.1177/1077801213490561. Epub 2013 Jun 12. PubMed PMID: 23759665.

Wintemute GJ. Tragedy's legacy. N Engl J Med. 2013 May 9;368(19):1847. doi:
10.1056/NEJMc1302453. PubMed PMID: 23656660.

Ranney ML, Sankoff J, Newman DH, Fenton A, Mukau L, Durston WE, Ballard DW,
Wintemute G. A call to action: firearms, public health, and emergency medicine.
Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Jun;61(6):700-2. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.02.015. Epub
2013 Mar 13. PubMed PMID: 23489650.

Wintemute GJ. Frequency of and responses to illegal activity related to
commerce in firearms: findings from the Firearms Licensee Survey. Inj Prev. 2013
Dec;19(6):412-20. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040715. Epub 2013 Mar 11. PubMed
PMID: 23478404.

Wintemute GJ. Responding to the crisis of firearm violence in the United
States: comment on "Firearm legislation and firearm-related fatalities in the
United States". JAMA Intern Med. 2013 May 13;173(9):740. doi:
10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1292. PubMed PMID: 23467768.

Frattaroli S, Webster DW, Wintemute GJ. Implementing a public health approach
to gun violence prevention: the importance of physician engagement. Ann Intern
Med. 2013 May 7;158(9):697-8. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-158-9-201305070-00597.
PubMed PMID: 23400374.

Wintemute GJ. Tragedy's legacy. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jan 31;368(5):397-9. doi:
10.1056/NEJMp1215491. Epub 2012 Dec 26. PubMed PMID: 23268646.

Wintemute GJ. Characteristics of federally licensed firearms retailers and
retail establishments in the United States: initial findings from the firearms
licensee survey. J Urban Health. 2013 Feb;90(1):1-26. doi:
10.1007/s11524-012-9754-y. PubMed PMID: 22936108; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC3579296.

2012

Wintemute GJ, Claire BE, McHenry V, Wright MA. Epidemiology and clinical
aspects of stray bullet shootings in the United States. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.
2012 Jul;73(1):215-23. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31824c3abc. PubMed PMID: 22743389.

Braga AA, Wintemute GJ, Pierce GL, Cook PJ, Ridgeway G. Interpreting the
empirical evidence on illegal gun market dynamics. J Urban Health. 2012
Oct;89(5):779-93. doi: 10.1007/s11524-012-9681-y. PubMed PMID: 22669643; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3462834.

2011

Wintemute GJ, Claire B, McHenry V, Wright MA. Stray bullet shootings in the
United States. JAMA. 2011 Aug 3;306(5):491-2. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1066. PubMed
PMID: 21813426.

Wintemute GJ, Braga AA. Opportunities for state-level action to reduce
firearm violence: proceeding from the evidence. Am J Public Health. 2011
Sep;101(9):e1-3. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300238. Epub 2011 Jul 21. PubMed PMID:
21778510; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3154243.

Wintemute GJ. Association between firearm ownership, firearm-related risk and
risk reduction behaviours and alcohol-related risk behaviours. Inj Prev. 2011
Dec;17(6):422-7. doi: 10.1136/ip.2010.031443. Epub 2011 Jun 13. PubMed PMID:
21670071.

2010

Wintemute G. Firearm retailers' willingness to participate in an illegal gun
purchase. J Urban Health. 2010 Sep;87(5):865-78. doi: 10.1007/s11524-010-9489-6.
PubMed PMID: 20803095; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2937134.

Wintemute GJ, Hemenway D, Webster D, Pierce G, Braga AA. Gun shows and gun
violence: fatally flawed study yields misleading results. Am J Public Health.
2010 Oct;100(10):1856-60. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.191916. Epub 2010 Aug 19. PubMed PMID: 20724672; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2936974.

Wintemute GJ, Braga AA, Kennedy DM. Private-party gun sales, regulation, and
public safety. N Engl J Med. 2010 Aug 5;363(6):508-11. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1006326.
Epub 2010 Jun 30. PubMed PMID: 20592291.

Wintemute G. Flaws in study of firearm possession and risk for assault. Am J
Public Health. 2010 Jun;100(6):967-8; author reply 968-9. doi:
10.2105/AJPH.2009.187476. Epub 2010 Apr 15. PubMed PMID: 20395567; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2866589.

Wright MA, Wintemute GJ, Webster DW. Factors affecting a recently purchased
handgun's risk for use in crime under circumstances that suggest gun trafficking.
J Urban Health. 2010 May;87(3):352-64. doi: 10.1007/s11524-010-9437-5. Erratum
in: J Urban Health. 2010 Sep;87(5):898. PubMed PMID: 20354912; PubMed Central
PMCID: PMC2871090.

2009

Wintemute GJ. Disproportionate sales of crime guns among licensed handgun
retailers in the United States: a case-control study. Inj Prev. 2009
Oct;15(5):291-9. doi: 10.1136/ip.2007.017301. PubMed PMID: 19805596.

2008

Wright MA, Wintemute GJ, Claire BE. Gun suicide by young people in
California: descriptive epidemiology and gun ownership. J Adolesc Health. 2008
Dec;43(6):619-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.04.009. Epub 2008 Jun 24. PubMed
PMID: 19027653.

Wintemute GJ. Guns, fear, the Constitution, and the public's health. N Engl J
Med. 2008 Apr 3;358(14):1421-4. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp0800859. Epub 2008 Mar 19.
PubMed PMID: 18354096.

2007

Wintemute GJ. Gun shows across a multistate American gun market:
observational evidence of the effects of regulatory policies. Inj Prev. 2007
Jun;13(3):150-5. Erratum in: Inj Prev. 2007 Aug;13(4):286. PubMed PMID: 17567968;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2598366.

2005

Wintemute GJ, Cook PJ, Wright MA. Risk factors among handgun retailers for
frequent and disproportionate sales of guns used in violent and firearm related
crimes. Inj Prev. 2005 Dec;11(6):357-63. PubMed PMID: 16326771; PubMed Central
PMCID: PMC1730299.

Wright MA, Wintemute GJ, Claire BE. People and guns involved in denied and
completed handgun sales. Inj Prev. 2005 Aug;11(4):247-50. PubMed PMID: 16081756;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1730243.

2004

Wintemute GJ, Romero MP, Wright MA, Grassel KM. The life cycle of crime guns:
a description based on guns recovered from young people in California. Ann Emerg
Med. 2004 Jun;43(6):733-42. PubMed PMID: 15159705.

2003

Romero M, Wintemute G, Wright M, Parham C. Shall-issue policy and criminal
activity among applicants for permits to carry concealed firearms. Inj Prev. 2003
Dec;9(4):367-9. PubMed PMID: 14693902; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1731020.

Grassel KM, Wintemute GJ, Wright MA, Romero MP. Association between handgun
purchase and mortality from firearm injury. Inj Prev. 2003 Mar;9(1):48-52. PubMed
PMID: 12642559; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1730916.

Wintemute GJ. Gun carrying among male adolescents as a function of gun
ownership in the general population. Ann Emerg Med. 2003 Mar;41(3):428-9. PubMed
PMID: 12630397.

Wintemute GJ, Wright MA, Drake CM. Increased risk of intimate partner
homicide among California women who purchase handguns. Ann Emerg Med. 2003
Feb;41(2):281-3. PubMed PMID: 12572564.

Milne JS, Hargarten SW, Kellermann AL, Wintemute GJ. Effect of current
federal regulations on handgun safety features. Ann Emerg Med. 2003
Jan;41(1):1-9. PubMed PMID: 12514676.

2002

Wintemute GJ. Where the guns come from: the gun industry and gun commerce.
Future Child. 2002 Summer-Fall;12(2):54-71. PubMed PMID: 12194613.

Kuhn EM, Nie CL, O'Brien ME, Withers RL, Wintemute GJ, Hargarten SW. Missing
the target: a comparison of buyback and fatality related guns. Inj Prev. 2002
Jun;8(2):143-6. PubMed PMID: 12120834; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1730846.

Romero MP, Wintemute GJ. The epidemiology of firearm suicide in the United
States. J Urban Health. 2002 Mar;79(1):39-48. PubMed PMID: 11937614; PubMed
Central PMCID: PMC3456384.

2001

Wintemute GJ, Wright MA, Drake CM, Beaumont JJ. Subsequent criminal activity
among violent misdemeanants who seek to purchase handguns: risk factors and
effectiveness of denying handgun purchase. JAMA. 2001 Feb 28;285(8):1019-26.
PubMed PMID: 11209172.

2000

Wintemute GJ. Impact of the Brady Act on homicide and suicide rates. JAMA.
2000 Dec 6;284(21):2719-20; author reply 2720-1. PubMed PMID: 11105169.

Wintemute GJ. Relationship between illegal use of handguns and handgun sales
volume. JAMA. 2000 Aug 2;284(5):566-7. PubMed PMID: 10918701.