Direct Exposure to Mass Shootings Among US Adults

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2831132?guestAccessKey=c0957767-f5eb-4d6d-88a4-15c747418b57&utm_term=030725&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_medium=referral&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_sWQLOIwJlOJbMIsh-I1QfxKsiH0Uj6U60T_DnCmTCsZM3EYdnReN5fyr4j9rg_JRltVGjJMEd65DVhE9tDxuVPTyWzw&_hsmi=350868643&utm_content=tfl&utm_source=for_the_media 7% That’s the percentage of U.S. adults who have been present during a mass shooting — in which four people or more are shot — according to a survey of 10,000 people published Friday in JAMA Network Open. For most (76%) of the people who have been through it, the shooting occurred in their local community. Younger people, men, and Black people were more likely than older folks, women, and white or Asian people respectively to be a witness to a mass shooting. Last summer, former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a public health crisis. At the time, he hoped the designation would “firmly take it out of the realm of politics and put it into the realm of public health,” as he told former STAT reporter Nalis Merelli. It’s unclear how President Trump’s pick for the position, Janette Nesheiwat, will or won’t address gun violence if confirmed for the role. The New York Times reported in December that Nesheiwat’s father died from an accidental gunshot wound when she was a child. Surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis Annalisa Merelli By Annalisa Merelli https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/25/gun-violence-public-health-crisis-surgeon-general-declaration/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Zzaf5Wja2h-pUtVP7_4TozY445j2SelMSsW77X24X2kPPTbigB6NUaO0bcWRQV4Ou-5dy0-OIfSZpRllxtuBQ3Qrrpg&_hsmi=350868643&utm_content=350868643&utm_source=hs_email Trump to nominate physician and former Fox News contributor as surgeon general The pick of Nesheiwat is in line with the incoming administration’s focus on keeping people healthy https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/22/janette-nesheiwat-surgeon-general-trump-nomination-fox/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9xCJCzYIpyQRmYsgIGok9OYC1mlBiYTPX6kp8INCGUXMvtQzT8Om2Ouj14QixzztWhkcQDTHxYse8Co0c3BIjHKA2TZQ&_hsmi=350868643&utm_content=350868643&utm_source=hs_email