Correction: Surgeon General-Guns story
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks during an Archewell Foundation panel discussion in New York City, Oct. 10, 2023. On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Murthy, the nation's top doctor, declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by a growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. The advisory came as the U.S. grappled with another weekend marked by mass shootings that left dozens of people dead or wounded. Credit: AP/Ted Shaffrey
WASHINGTON — In a story published June 25, 2024, about Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declaring gun violence a public health crisis, The Associated Press erroneously reported that he called on the U.S. to ban automatic rifles. He called for a ban on “assault weapons and large-capacity magazines for civilian use.”
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