Trump Admin Removes Advisory From HHS Website Labeling Gun Violence a Health Crisis

Second Amendment advocates praised the move, but gun control proponents said it puts gun industry profits ahead of children and families.

Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on July 15, 2021. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The June 2024 advisory by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declaring violent crime involving guns a public health crisis has been removed from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website.

The unprecedented advisory was the realization of a goal for gun control proponents.