Why The Surgeon General Isn’t Addressing Gun Violence

By Tom Knighton

The Surgeon General of the United States is probably the most important physician in the country. From that office, whoever fills that role is responsible for determining health policy for pretty much the entire nation, even if they don’t actually have any regulatory authority. As head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Officer Corps, the surgeon general’s role is to help prevent disease, among other things.

A surgeon general’s warning on a product is something people tend to take notice of, even if they eventually disregard it.

Yet there’s one thing the surgeon general has been silent on, and that’s firearms. It seems some people aren’t particularly happy about that.

Last week the head of the Association of American Medical Colleges called gun violence a “public health crisis” in America. To address it, Dr. David J. Skorton wrote, “[t]hose of us in the health care field have a central role to play.” His voice adds to the increasing chorus of leading medical organizations, including the American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Surgeons, demanding action on the issue.

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