Articles for Firearm Violence

Column: The surgeon general acknowledged America’s gun violence emergency. Here’s why that matters
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: The surgeon general acknowledged America’s gun violence emergency. Here’s why that matters

LA Times  

Hey, cheer up: The news is not all bad. “We don’t have to continue down this path,” Murthy said in introducing the report, “and we don’t have to subject our children to the ongoing horror of firearm violence in America.” Gun violence has so warped us that nearly three-quarters of American adults report stress about the possibility of a mass …

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US: Firearm violence a health crisis
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US: Firearm violence a health crisis

China Daily  

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a landmark advisory Tuesday, declaring firearm violence in America a "public health crisis''. Murthy said the impetus for the advisory stems from the increase in gun violence, especially mass shootings since 2020, which he said exact a profound toll on the nation's well-being. "I want people to understand the full impact of firearm violence …

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US: Firearm violence a health crisis
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US: Firearm violence a health crisis

China Daily  

By MAY ZHOU in Houston | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-06-26 13:32 US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a landmark advisory Tuesday, declaring firearm violence in America a "public health crisis''. Murthy said the impetus for the advisory stems from the increase in gun violence, especially mass shootings since 2020, which he said exact a profound toll on the nation's well-being. …

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U.S. surgeon general declares gun violence a 'public health crisis'
5 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. surgeon general declares gun violence a 'public health crisis'

Raw Story  

The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday issued a landmark advisory declaring gun violence a "public health crisis" and calling for wide-ranging firearm controls that have historically met stiff political opposition. The advisory by Vivek Murthy, who was nominated by President Joe Biden, is the first such major report on gun violence from a surgeon general, whose office has limited authority …

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US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis

Al Jazeera  

Surgeon general says widespread gun violence has led to ‘unimaginable pain’ for victims across the country. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a public health crisis in the United States. “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 …

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US Surgeon General declares gun violence "a public health crisis"
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US Surgeon General declares gun violence "a public health crisis"

Salon  

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public health crisis, as gun deaths and injuries punctuate daily life in America. His advisory also urges a “significant increase” in funding for research on gun injuries and deaths, as well as greater access to mental health care and trauma-informed resources for people who have experienced firearm violence. He cited soaring gun …

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Opinion: It’s been 25 years since Columbine. This is what we’re still getting wrong about school shootings
8 months ago

Opinion: It’s been 25 years since Columbine. This is what we’re still getting wrong about school shootings

LA Times  

A boy looks through the fence at Columbine High School where 13 roses were placed in remembrance of the 13 people killed by two gun wielding students at the school on April 20, 1999. And data my colleagues and I are gathering show that there have been nearly 350 intentional school shootings in K-12 public schools since 2015, meaning these …

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The NRA Argues Domestic Abusers Should Keep Their Guns
1 year, 2 months ago

The NRA Argues Domestic Abusers Should Keep Their Guns

Huff Post  

The Supreme Court should guarantee gun rights for an accused domestic abuser, several Second Amendment defenders finally wrote in court filings last week. But the amicus filings offer a window into gun groups’ thinking on the questions posed by USA v. Zackey Rahimi, which promises to define how the Court will interpret the right to bear arms in the coming …

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These are the gun control laws passed in 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

These are the gun control laws passed in 2022

CNN  

CNN — Several high-profile mass shootings and a sustained rise in gun violence across the United States in 2022 have spurred law enforcement officials and lawmakers to push for more gun control measures. Many states – including California, Delaware and New York – have also passed new laws to help curb gun violence, such as regulating untraceable ghost guns and …

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How has American support for gun reform changed in the pandemic?
2 years, 8 months ago

How has American support for gun reform changed in the pandemic?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 19:30 GMT: An uptick in gun violence across the United States has reignited a push for more commonsense firearm reforms. But despite growing public safety concerns – and a mass shooting in a New York subway this month – Americans appear more divided than ever on gun control. But other measures, such as requiring …

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