PRINTER'S NO. 887
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
151
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY HAYWOOD, DINNIMAN, MUTH, STREET, FONTANA, LEACH,
SANTARSIERO, HUGHES, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, SCHWANK AND FARNESE,
JUNE 5, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 5, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating June 7, 2019, as "Gun Violence Awareness Day" in
Pennsylvania in recognition of this public safety and public
health issue and in commemoration of the lives lost to gun
violence in this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, Gun violence is a national, state and local problem
affecting Americans in cities, suburbs and rural communities;
and
WHEREAS, An average of 100 Americans are killed with firearms
every day, and eight of those killed each day are children; and
WHEREAS, The number of firearm-related deaths per year in
this Commonwealth exceeds the number of motor vehicle-related
deaths per year in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The National Center for Health Statistics reports
that the firearm-related death rate in this Commonwealth is
higher than the national rate; and
WHEREAS, In this Commonwealth, an individual is killed with a
firearm every seven hours; and
WHEREAS, This year, "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" is
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being observed June 7, 2019; and
WHEREAS, "Gun Violence Awareness Day" is a nationwide and
Statewide occasion to recognize the impact of gun violence;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate June 7, 2019, as "Gun
Violence Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania in recognition of this
public safety and public health issue and in commemoration of
the lives lost to gun violence in this Commonwealth.
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