Trump administration removes surgeon general’s gun violence advisory from HSS website

HHS removes surgeon general’s gun violence advisory from its website | CNN The US Department of Health and Human Services has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its website. Jacqueline Howard, Deidre McPhillips CNN

The US Department of Health and Human Services has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its website. A link to the Office of the Surgeon General’s publications on firearm violence displays a “Page Not Found” message.

“HHS and the Office of the Surgeon General are complying with President Trump’s Executive Order on Protecting Second Amendment Rights,” HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said in an email Tuesday. ...

In June, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared in a major advisory that gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis and demanded urgent action, calling for more research and stronger laws to reduce harm.

The advisory was the first time a publication from the country’s leading voice for public health focused on firearm violence and its impact on public health.

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