Jersey, New York and Maryland had death rates resulting from
firearms below that of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, The death rate resulting from firearms in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as compiled by the CDC also
exceeded the national average in 2005, 2014 and 2015; and
WHEREAS, For the decade ending in 2010, 12,941 deaths by
firearm occurred in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a number
constituting the fourth highest in the nation; and
WHEREAS, In 2010, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had the
fifth highest rate of firearm-related deaths among children in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, Every two days, three people in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania are killed by a firearm; and
WHEREAS, According to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Institute, there were 1,217 firearm-related injuries in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2014; and
WHEREAS, Nearly half of these injuries occurred among persons
under 25 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Between 2006 and 2015, more than 14,500 persons were
shot in the City of Philadelphia, a rate of one shooting every
six hours; and
WHEREAS, During that period, approximately 83% of homicide
deaths in the City of Philadelphia were due to firearms; and
WHEREAS, Public Law 104-208 was enacted on September 30,
1996; and
WHEREAS, This Federal statute includes a provision
restricting the use of Federal funding for the CDC: "Provided
further, That none of the funds made available for injury
prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control"; and
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