Guns are bad for your health

[ladder13]

US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health emergency


To drive down gun deaths, Murthy calls on the U.S. to ban automatic rifles, introduce universal background checks for purchasing guns, regulate the industry, pass laws that would restrict their use in public spaces and penalize people who fail to safely store their weapons.
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Murthy has published warnings about troubling health trends in American life, including social media use and loneliness. He's stayed away from issuing a similar advisory about gun violence since his 2014 confirmation as surgeon general was stalled and nearly derailed by the firearm lobby and Republicans who opposed his past statements about firearms.
Murthy ended up promising the Senate that he did “not intend to use my office as surgeon general as a bully pulpit on gun control

 

[WCCPHD]

Typical of the people in power today, attack a symptom and ignore the cause.

 

[ladder13]

It is known that high levels of lead in your blood are detrimental.

 

[WR Moore]

OK, I'm picky, but didn't the NFA regulate automatic rifles?

Yeah, I know it's probably intentional to confuse full auto with self loading.

 

[TJm15.38]

OK, I'm picky, but didn't the NFA regulate automatic rifles?

Yeah, I know it's probably intentional to confuse full auto with self loading.

I don't think you are being picky at all. NFA was passed to disarm the criminals like Nelson, Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde and countless others who were using Thompsons, BAR, and other full-auto weapons in the conduct of their bank robbing and cop-killing business. So many government officials still confuse the terms when comparing semi-auto sporting rifles to the full-auto counterparts.

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

Let me change that statement.....

"Guns are bad for your wallet, especially those that call to you sweetly from behind the sales counter..."
-The Last Standing Knight

 

[GaryS]

The office of Surgeon General has been a joke since C. Everett Koop retired.

 

[llowry61]

Well, I guess we can now expect orders from the CDC to turn in all "automatic" assault rifles to our nearest urgent care center.

 

[Rule3]

Maybe he should be concerned with the number of medical malpractice deaths every year? Some where around 200,000
but of course that number is is subject to who is counting.


But then we can bring up causes like video games, movies and TV, social bullying which lead to mental issues.

 

[Retired W4]

My wife retired from the CDC, after the Army and FAA. The CDC was on the "guns are a health risk" band wagon back then. The ivory tower types were always more interested in their titles and the next promotion than the people of this once great nation.

 

[Bald1]

Just another idiot saying idiot things. Put Dr in front of anyone’s name. It doesn’t make them smarter.

 

[xray97]

Perhaps a declaration regarding gang violence may be more appropriate.

 

[cherrypointmarine]

Concerning the universal background checks ........ How many hours have some of you waited to get an answer when your FFL inputs your name and info in the system ? And later in the day when all the time zones are doing it , it's even slower . I'm lucky , I have a concealed weapon permit and I used to have a TS/extended background clearance , but still at times it's been hours . So I just go back the next day and all is good , but I'm retired . If you work , you might have to wait until Saturday and then what ? You come back the next Saturday ? All I'm saying is before they even think about this they need to fix the system in place now before overloading it with who knows how many more background checks every day .

 

[bk42261]

Just another "Back-Door" attempt to do the things "They" can't get through the Legislature.

 

[coltle6920]

Murthy ended up promising the Senate that he did “not intend to use my office as surgeon general as a bully pulpit on gun control.

Can you make that promise without putting one hand behind your back?

 

[Beemerguy53]

The vast majority of "gun violence" in this country is concentrated in certain cities and communities, and involves a very small subset of the American population. But talking about that particular elephant in the room is politically incorrect, and a definite career-ender for any public official who dares bring it up. So we dance around it instead, and blame inanimate objects and law abiding gun owners...

I hope savvy Americans can see through this, but after years of propagandizing by politicians and the press, I'm not so sure...

 

[coltle6920]

Just another "Back-Door" attempt to do the things "They" can't get through the Legislature.

Seems to me that more of our lives is controlled by unelected officials than those we elect.

 

[Kevin J.]

A "public health emergency" can be used as an excuse to violate your rights as recall from 2020.

 

[curtmini14]

just another muslim telling us how to live ***.

 

[WR Moore]

Can you make that promise without putting one hand behind your back?

I could answer that for the class of folks in question, but I'd pay for it.