Firearm Violence: An Urgent Health Crisis Declared by Surgeon General

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared firearm violence a public health crisis in a recent advisory. He emphasized that firearm violence results in loss of life, immense pain, and profound grief for many Americans. This declaration highlights the urgent need to address the crisis on a national level.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence in the country a public health crisis, in an advisory issued on Tuesday.

"Firearm violence is an urgent public health crisis that has led to loss of life, unimaginable pain, and profound grief for far too many Americans," Murthy said in the advisory.

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