Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2023, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2023 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 459 Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2023, as ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Day’’ and June 2023 as ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Month’’. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 31, 2023 Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. RYAN, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. COSTA, Mr. EVANS, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. HAYES, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. FROST, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. PETTERSEN, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. TRONE, Ms. CHU, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. BROWN, Ms. MENG, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. WAT- SON COLEMAN, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. TITUS, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. PORTER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. CARSON, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. CROW, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mrs. MCCLELLAN, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. ROSS, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MAG- AZINER, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. BALINT, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Ms. WILD) submitted the fol- lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:21 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR459.IH HR459 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 459 IH RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2023, as ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Day’’ and June 2023 as ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Month’’. Whereas, each year in the United States, more than— (1) 43,000 individuals are killed and 76,000 individ- uals are wounded by gunfire; (2) 17,000 individuals are killed in homicides involv- ing guns; (3) 25,000 individuals die by suicide using a gun; and (4) 500 individuals are killed in unintentional shoot- ings; Whereas, since 1968, more individuals have died from guns in the United States than have died on the battlefields of all the wars in the history of the United States; Whereas 2022 was an especially deadly year for the United States, with an estimated 20,100 people killed in gun homicides or nonsuicide-related shootings; Whereas, in 2022, unintentional shootings by children sur- passed 350 incidents for the third year in a row, result- ing in nearly 140 deaths annually; Whereas, by one count, in 2022 in the United States, there were 646 mass shooting incidents in which at least 4 peo- ple were killed or wounded by gunfire; Whereas, nationwide, 65,000 military veterans died by suicide from 2010–2021, the overwhelming majority as the result of a firearm; VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:21 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR459.IH HR459 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 459 IH Whereas, every year in the United States, nearly 4,000 chil- dren and teens are killed by gun violence and 15,000 children and teens are shot and wounded; Whereas approximately 9,300 people in the United States under the age of 25 die because of gun violence annually, including Hadiya Pendleton, who, in 2013, was killed at 15 years of age in Chicago, Illinois, while standing in a park; Whereas, on June 2, 2023, to recognize the 26th birthday of Hadiya Pendleton (born June 2, 1997), people across the United States will recognize ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Day’’ and wear orange in tribute to— (1) Hadiya Pendleton and other victims of gun vio- lence; and (2) the loved ones of those victims; and Whereas June 2023 is an appropriate month to designate as ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Month’’: Now, there- fore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) supports— 2 (A) the designation of ‘‘National Gun Vio- 3 lence Awareness Month’’ and the goals and 4 ideals of that month; and 5 (B) the designation of ‘‘National Gun Vio- 6 lence Awareness Day’’, in remembrance of the 7 victims of gun violence; and 8 (2) calls on the people of the United States 9 to— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:21 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR459.IH HR459 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 459 IH (A) promote greater awareness of gun vio- 1 lence and gun safety; 2 (B) wear orange, the color that hunters 3 wear to show that they are not targets, on ‘‘Na- 4 tional Gun Violence Awareness Day’’; 5 (C) concentrate heightened attention on 6 gun violence during the summer months, when 7 gun violence typically increases; and 8 (D) bring community members and leaders 9 together to discuss ways to make communities 10 safer. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:21 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR459.IH HR459 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS