PRINTER'S NO. 1994
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
376
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY STEPHENS, T. DAVIS, KORTZ, HENNESSEY, DONATUCCI,
HOHENSTEIN, WILLIAMS, CALTAGIRONE, ISAACSON, BURNS, KINSEY,
BARRAR, YOUNGBLOOD, FRANKEL AND WARREN, JUNE 4, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 4, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating June 7, 2019, as "Gun Violence Awareness Day" in
Pennsylvania to honor and remember all victims and survivors
of gun violence and declare that the Commonwealth must remain
committed to reducing gun violence.
WHEREAS, Each day, 100 Americans are killed by gun violence
and countless others are wounded; and
WHEREAS, Americans are 25 times more likely to be killed with
firearms than citizens in other high-income countries; and
WHEREAS, Promoting public safety in the communities they
serve is among a legislator's highest responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, Hadiya Pendleton, a teenager who was tragically shot
and killed, would have celebrated her 22nd birthday on June 2,
2019; and
WHEREAS, To honor Hadiya and the 100 Americans whose lives
are cut short and the countless others who are wounded by gun
violence each day, June 7, 2019, has been designated as the
fifth annual "National Gun Violence Awareness Day"; and
WHEREAS, The idea was inspired by a group of Hadiya's
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friends, who asked their classmates to commemorate her life by
wearing orange; and
WHEREAS, They chose to wear orange because hunters wear
orange to protect themselves and others; and
WHEREAS, Orange is a color that has been embraced by the gun
safety movement because it symbolizes the value of human life;
and
WHEREAS, By wearing orange and commemorating "National Gun
Violence Awareness Day" on June 7, 2019, Americans raise
awareness about gun violence and honor the lives and lost human
potential of Americans stolen by gun violence; and
WHEREAS, The residents of this Commonwealth renew our
commitment to reduce gun violence and pledge to do all we can to
keep firearms out of the wrong hands and to encourage
responsible gun ownership to help keep our children safe;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate June 7,
2019, "Gun Violence Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania and
encourage the residents of this Commonwealth to support their
communities' efforts to prevent the tragic effects of gun
violence and honor and value human lives.
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