HHS appears to delete Surgeon General gun violence advisory webpage [View all]

Source: ABC News

The HHS said it is complying with an executive order from President Trump.

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) appears to have taken down a webpage from the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) that included an advisory on gun violence.

In June 2024, then-U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory declaring gun violence to be a public health crisis in America, calling for an evidence-based approach to public health change as well as a ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines for civilian use.

"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 a statement at the time.

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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/hhs-appears-delete-surgeon-general-gun-violence-advisory/story?id=119887668

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Source: The Guardian

White House removes advisory defining gun violence as a public health issue

Abené Clayton
Mon 17 Mar 2025 23.38 GMT
Last modified on Mon 17 Mar 2025 23.41 GMT

The Trump administration has removed former surgeon general Vivek Murthy’s advisory on gun violence as a public health issue from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ website. This move was made to comply with Donald Trump’s executive order to protect second amendment rights, a White House official told the Guardian.

The “firearm violence in America” page, where the advisory had been posted, was filled with data and information about the ripple effects of shootings, the prevalence of firearm suicides and the number of American children and adolescents who have been shot and killed. Now, when someone reaches the site they will be met with a “page not found” message.

When it was originally released last summer, Murthy’s advisory was met with praise from violence prevention and research groups, and was lambasted by second amendment law centers and advocacy groups that argued the Biden administration was using public health as a cloak to push forward more gun control.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/17/trump-removes-gun-violence-public-health-advisory