Associations Between Gun Shows and Firearm Deaths and Injuries
Authors: Ellicott C. Matthay, Jessica Galin, Kriszta Farkas, Kara Rudolph, Garen Wintemute, Jennifer Ahern
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters3 July 2018Associations Between Gun Shows and Firearm Deaths and InjuriesEllicott C. Matthay, PhD, MPH, Jessica Galin, MPH, Kriszta Farkas, MPH, Kara Rudolph, PhD, MPH, MHS, Garen Wintemute, MD, MPH, and Jennifer Ahern, PhD, MPHEllicott C. Matthay, PhD, MPHUniversity of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California (E.C.M., K.F., J.A.)Search for more papers by this author, Jessica Galin, MPHThe Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, California (J.G.)Search for more papers by this author, Kriszta Farkas, MPHUniversity of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California (E.C.M., K.F., J.A.)Search for more papers by this author, Kara Rudolph, PhD, MPH, MHSUniversity of California, Davis, Sacramento, California (K.R., G.W.)Search for more papers by this author, Garen Wintemute, MD, MPHUniversity of California, Davis, Sacramento, California (K.R., G.W.)Search for more papers by this author, and Jennifer Ahern, PhD, MPHUniversity of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California (E.C.M., K.F., J.A.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L18-0105 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Drs. Xu and Breitbart assert that firearm purchases across state lines should comply with federal and buyer state laws. We look forward to the day when laws are perfectly followed. The concern raised by our study is, of course, illegal activity. Indeed, previous research by 1 of the investigators documented illegal activity at Nevada gun shows and an association between inadequate regulation and illegal purchases (1).We did not assess whether Californians purchased firearms at Nevada gun shows or whether those firearms resulted in injuries. However, firearm trafficking between Nevada and California is well-documented and fueled partly by ...References1. Wintemute GJ. Gun shows across a multistate American gun market: observational evidence of the effects of regulatory policies. Inj Prev. 2007;13:150-5. [PMID: 17567968] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Data & statistics. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Updated 10 April 2018. Accessed at www.atf.gov/resource-center/data-statistics on 1 February 2018. Google Scholar3. Taichman DB, Bauchner H, Drazen JM, Laine C, Peiperl L. Firearm-related injury and death: a U.S. health care crisis in need of health care professionals. Ann Intern Med. 2017;167:824-5. [PMID: 29052714]. doi:10.7326/M17-2657 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California (E.C.M., K.F., J.A.)The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, California (J.G.)University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California (K.R., G.W.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M17-1792. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoIn-State and Interstate Associations Between Gun Shows and Firearm Deaths and Injuries Ellicott C. Matthay , Jessica Galin , Kara E. Rudolph , Kriszta Farkas , Garen J. Wintemute , and Jennifer Ahern Associations Between Gun Shows and Firearm Deaths and Injuries Michael Xu Associations Between Gun Shows and Firearm Deaths and Injuries Seth Breitbart Associations Between Gun Shows and Firearm Deaths and Injuries Alan R. Ertle Metrics 3 July 2018Volume 169, Issue 1Page: 66KeywordsCrimeDisclosureFirearm injuriesPrevention, policy, and public healthResearch facilitiesViolent crime ePublished: 3 July 2018 Issue Published: 3 July 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...