At least that is according to US surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy.
Brief synopsis from the link below:
Murthy calls on the U.S. to ban automatic rifles, introduce universal background checks for purchasing guns, regulate the industry, pass laws that would restrict their use in public spaces and penalize people who fail to safely store their weapons.
None of those suggestions can be implemented nationwide without legislation passed by Congress, which typically recoils at gun control measures. Some state legislatures, however, have enacted or may consider some of the surgeon general’s proposals.
https://apnews.com/article/surgeon-general-gun-control-violence-deaths-murthy-24b53f1aaace068e0cb24ae809853f66
Amazing that the article does not include the real reason for increased gun violence is the lack of prosecution and punishment of criminals using the existing laws that are already on the books due to liberal judges, DA's, sheriffs and defund the police actions along with allowing "minor" crimes to be committed with absolutely no consequences.