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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, Every day, 100 Americans are killed by gun
3		violence and countless others are wounded; and
4		WHEREAS, Americans are 25 times more likely to be killed
5		with guns than people in other high-income countries; and
6		WHEREAS, Protecting public safety in the communities they
7		serve is among a legislator's highest responsibilities; and
8		WHEREAS, Support for the Second Amendment rights of
9		law-abiding citizens goes hand-in-hand with keeping guns away
10		from people that should not have them; and
11		WHEREAS, June 2019 would have marked the 22nd birthday of
12		Hadiya Pendleton, a teenager who marched in President Obama's
13		second inaugural parade and was tragically shot and killed just
14		weeks later; and
15		WHEREAS, To help honor Hadiya and the 100 Americans whose
16		lives are cut short and the countless others who are wounded by
17		gun violence every day, June 7, 2019 has been designated as the
18		5th National Gun Violence Awareness Day; and
19		WHEREAS, The idea was inspired by a group of Hadiya's

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1		friends who asked their classmates to commemorate her life by
2		wearing orange; they chose this color because hunters wear
3		orange to protect themselves and others, and orange is a color
4		that has been embraced by the gun safety movement because it
5		symbolizes the value of human life; and
6		WHEREAS, By wearing orange and commemorating National Gun
7		Violence Awareness Day on June 7, Americans will raise
8		awareness about gun violence and honor the lives and lost human
9		potential of Americans stolen by gun violence; therefore, be it
10		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
11		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare June 7, 2019
12		as Gun Violence Awareness Day in the State of Illinois and
13		encourage all citizens to support their communities' efforts to
14		prevent the tragic effects of gun violence and to honor and
15		value human lives; and be it further
16		RESOLVED, That we renew our commitment to reduce gun
17		violence and pledge to do all we can to keep firearms out of
18		the wrong hands and encourage responsibility in gun ownership
19		to keep our children safe.