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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, Every day, more than 100 Americans are killed by
3		gun violence, and 230 are shot and wounded; on average, there
4		are more than 13,000 gun homicides every year; and
5		WHEREAS, Americans are 25 times more likely to die by gun
6		homicide than people in other high-income countries; and
7		WHEREAS, Illinois has 1,400 gun deaths every year, with a
8		rate of 11 deaths per 100,000 people; Illinois has the 36th
9		highest rate of gun deaths in the U.S.; and
10		WHEREAS, Protecting public safety in the communities they
11		serve is among a legislator's highest responsibilities; and
12		WHEREAS, Support for the Second Amendment rights of
13		law-abiding citizens goes hand-in-hand with keeping guns away
14		from people that shouldn't have them; and
15		WHEREAS, Gun violence prevention is more important than
16		ever as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate gun
17		violence after more than a year of increased gun sales, of
18		increased calls to suicide and domestic violence hotlines, and
19		an increase in city gun violence; and

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1		WHEREAS, In January of 2013, Hadiya Pendleton, born June
2		2, 1997, was tragically shot and killed at age 15; on June 4,
3		2021, to recognize the 24th birthday of Hadiya Pendleton,
4		people across the United States will recognize National Gun
5		Violence Awareness Day and wear orange in tribute to Hadiya
6		Pendleton, other victims of gun violence, and the loved ones
7		of those victims; and
8		WHEREAS, The idea was inspired by a group of Hadiya's
9		friends who asked their classmates to commemorate her life by
10		wearing orange; they chose this color because hunters wear
11		orange to announce themselves to other hunters when out in the
12		woods, and orange is a color that symbolizes the value of human
13		life; and
14		WHEREAS, Anyone can join this campaign by pledging to wear
15		orange on June 4th, the first Friday in June of 2021, to help
16		raise awareness about gun violence; and
17		WHEREAS, By wearing orange on June 4, 2021, Americans will
18		raise awareness about gun violence and honor the lives of gun
19		violence victims and survivors; therefore, be it
20		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
21		HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22		we declare June 4, 2021 to be Gun Violence Awareness Day in the

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1		State of Illinois and encourage all citizens to support their
2		communities' efforts to prevent the tragic effects of gun
3		violence and to honor and value human lives; and be it further
4		RESOLVED, That we renew our commitment to reduce gun
5		violence, pledge to do all we can to keep firearms out of the
6		wrong hands, and encourage responsible gun ownership to help
7		keep our children safe.