Headline: US Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence in America a 'Public Health Crisis'
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U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy made the declaration in a new advisory released on June 25, CNN reports. It is the first time that a surgeon general has focused on gun violence's "profound consequences" in a national publication. "Over the last decade or two, this problem
has been worsening and we have now reached the point where gun violence is the leading cause of death among kids and teens – the leading cause of death.", Dr. Vivek Murthy, to CNN's John Berman.
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