U.S. Surgeon General declares firearm violence a public health crisis in landmark announcement

In a landmark announcement, the U.S. Surgeon General declared firearm violence a public health crisis in the U.S. on Tuesday.

Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in the advisory that gun violence poses a “serious threat to the health and well-being of our country,” that has not just a serious physical toll, but mental as well.

It marks the first time the government's leading public health body has honed in on guns.

“As a doctor I’ve seen the consequences of firearm violence up close in the lives of the patients I’ve cared...