US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health emergency

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Published 2024-06-26
The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country.

The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation's top doctor, came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend marked by mass shootings that left dozens of people dead or wounded.

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All Comments (21)
  • @DamageJackyl
    No. Crime crisis. NOT guns. Stop blaming dumb stuff around the problem. If someone slams into you drunk driving its not a "Car violence" problem. Its a drinking problem, its the Drunk drivers fault. STOP blaming dumb stuff around it.
  • @Chuck9852
    The same office that declared leading cause of death for teens was covid 19.
  • Is Douchebag is the Surgeon General he should stick to medical advice
  • @bunny8190
    I suppose it's a health crisis for a home invader facing a homeowner with a 2A gun owner.
  • @sableann4255
    SO SICK of this narrative! GEE, how about prosecute the thugs & criminals commiting the crimes? this is BS!!!
  • @peatmoss4415
    Has anyone witnessed a pew pew get up on it's own and commit an act of violence? Me neither... The pew pew is not the problem.....
  • @brianwest4335
    Was he also pushing the 6 foot covid rule and the one way aisle in retail stores
  • If that was the case they'd take criminals that use guns in crimes off the streets instead of targeting law abiding citizens
  • @informed1436
    The public health crisis was the lockdowns and forced inoculations with a bioweapon….. but let’s talk about guns so we can convince the people to give up their right to protect them from a tyrannical government , because our government would never do anything to harm the people…
  • @benmears4202
    ? Any of the Shooters on Percribed Medication. From So Called Doctors. We Rarely get that Information.