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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, Every day, more than 120 Americans are killed by
3		gun violence, and more than 200 are shot and wounded, with an
4		average of more than 17,000 gun homicides every year; and
5		WHEREAS, Americans are 26 times more likely to die by gun
6		homicide than people in other high-income countries; and
7		WHEREAS, Protecting public safety in the communities they
8		serve is among a legislator's highest responsibilities; and
9		WHEREAS, Support for the Second Amendment rights of
10		law-abiding citizens goes hand-in-hand with keeping guns away
11		from people that should not have them; and
12		WHEREAS, Gun violence prevention is more important than
13		ever as there has been an increase in firearm homicides and
14		nonfatal shootings across the country, an increase in calls to
15		domestic violence hotlines, and an increase in city gun
16		violence; and
17		WHEREAS, In January of 2013, Hadiya Pendleton was
18		tragically shot and killed at the age of 15; to acknowledge her
19		26th birthday, people across the United States will recognize
20		National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 2, 2023 and wear

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1		orange in tribute to Hadiya Pendleton and other victims of gun
2		violence as well as the loved ones of those victims; and
3		WHEREAS, The idea was inspired by a group of Hadiya
4		Pendleton's friends who asked their classmates to commemorate
5		her life by wearing orange; they chose this color because
6		hunters wear orange to announce themselves to other hunters
7		when out in the woods and because orange is a color that
8		symbolizes the value of human life; and
9		WHEREAS, Anyone can join this campaign by pledging to wear
10		orange on June 2nd, the first Friday in June of 2023, to help
11		raise awareness about gun violence; and
12		WHEREAS, By wearing orange on June 2, 2023, Americans will
13		raise awareness about gun violence and honor the lives of gun
14		violence victims and survivors; and
15		WHEREAS, To help keep families sand communities safe, it
16		is of the utmost importance to make a commitment to reduce gun
17		violence, to pledge to do all that is possible to keep firearms
18		out of the hands of people who should not have access to them,
19		and to encourage responsible gun ownership; therefore, be it
20		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
21		HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

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1		we declare June 2, 2023 as "Gun Violence Awareness Day" in the
2		State of Illinois; and be it further
3		RESOLVED, That we encourage all citizens to support their
4		communities' efforts to prevent the tragic effects of gun
5		violence and to honor and value human lives.