Survey cites gun violence as America’s top health threat

When journalists in Europe or Asia report on mass shootings in the United States, they are often shocked by how frequently they occur. Terrorism and political violence are a problem all over the world, yet the U.S. is unique in how often it suffers mass shootings.

In an Axios/Ipsos poll released on May 18, Americans cited gun violence as the United States' #1 health threat.

Twenty-five percent of participants named "opioids/fentanyl" as America's second worst danger to health compared to 26 percent for gun violence. And others in the survey picked obesity (20 percent), cancer (8 percent), "unsafe roads or driving" (3 percent), or "tobacco products" (3 percent). Only 3 percent named COVID-19.

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Read Axios' full report at this link.