Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks during an Archewell Foundation panel discussion in New York City, Oct. 10, 2023. On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by a growing number …on Tuesday said gun violence in America is a public health crisis that is claiming young people at alarming rates and has far-reaching consequences on the mental health of survivors.
The advisory says more than 48,200 people died from guns in 2022 alone, including suicides, homicides and accidental deaths. The toll on young people is also rising. The report also delved into the reverberating effects of gun violence. Siblings of children and adolescents who died from firearms showed a 2.3‑fold increase in psychiatric disorders while mothers showed a 3.6‑fold increase and fathers exhibited a 5.3‑fold increase, the advisory says.
Mr. Biden’s opponent, former President Donald Trump, is a vocal champion of Second Amendment rights and has called on gun owners to vote for him. He frequently blames Democrats for rising violence, pointing to soft-on-crime policies.
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