PRINTER'S NO. 1286
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
117
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KAZEEM, MADDEN, STURLA, PIELLI, VENKAT, PROBST,
HANBIDGE, KHAN, HILL-EVANS, BOROWSKI, VITALI, O'MARA,
FLEMING, SANCHEZ, PARKER, SCHLOSSBERG, HOHENSTEIN, CERRATO,
SAPPEY, WAXMAN, KINSEY, DELLOSO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, KENYATTA,
WARREN, SHUSTERMAN, SCHWEYER, DONAHUE AND HOWARD,
MAY 19, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 19, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of June 2023 as "Gun Violence Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Gun violence is a national, State and local problem
affecting Americans in cities, suburbs and rural communities;
and
WHEREAS, An average of 116 Americans are killed with firearms
every day and an additional 210 are injured with firearms; and
WHEREAS, An average of 22 children are shot, 5 of them
fatally, each day in America; and
WHEREAS, In 2020, firearms were used in 79% of all homicides
in America and 53% of all suicides; and
WHEREAS, Among American adults, 21% have been personally
threatened with a firearm, 19% report that a family member was
killed by firearm, 17% have personally witnessed someone being
shot with a firearm and 4% have been injured with a firearm; and
WHEREAS, Gun violence is the leading cause of death for
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children under 18 years of age; and
WHEREAS, In this Commonwealth, an individual is killed with a
firearm every five hours; and
WHEREAS, A law enforcement officer in this Commonwealth is
fatally shot every six months; and
WHEREAS, This year, "National Gun Violence Awareness Month"
is being observed in June; and
WHEREAS, "Gun Violence Awareness Month" is a nationwide and
Statewide occasion to recognize the impact of gun violence;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of June 2023 as "Gun Violence Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge this
public safety and public health issue; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives memorialize the
lives lost to gun violence in this Commonwealth.
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