,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4      
,markey1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4        
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4         
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,menendez1
 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4 ,murray1
 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4     
,casey1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and 
,mr4 ,merkley7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,june #e1 #bjbj1 as  
,national ,gun ,violence ,awareness ,day
 and ,june #bjbj as ,national ,gun      
,violence ,awareness ,month4  ,whereas1 
each year in the ,united ,states1 more  
than-- 7#a7 #cg1ejj individuals are     
killed and #gc1cjj individuals are      
wounded by gunfire2  7#b7 #ac1cjj       
individuals are killed in homicides     
involving firearms2  7#c7 #bb1ijj       

individuals die by suicide using a      
firearm2 and  7#d7 #dgj individuals are 
killed in unintentional shootings2      
,whereas1 since #aifh1 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 ,states2         
,whereas1 by #a count1 in #bjai in the  
,united ,states1 there were #dag mass   
shooting incidents in which not fewer   
than #d people were killed or wounded by
 gunfire2 ,whereas1 in #bjai in the     
,united ,states1 there were at least    
#acj incidents of gunfire on school     
grounds1 resulting in #cc deaths and #gg
 injuries2 ,whereas1 every year in the  
,united ,states1 approximately #c1jjj   
children and teens are killed by gun    
violence and #ac1jjj children and teens 
are shot and wounded2 ,whereas          
approximately #g1fjj people in the      
,united ,states under the age of #be die
 because of gun violence annually1      
including ,hadiya ,pendleton1 who1 in   

#bjac1 was killed at #ae years of age in
 ,chicago1 ,illinois1 while standing in 
a park2 ,whereas the deadly toll of     
daily gun violence has continued even   
during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2        
,whereas1 on ,june #e1 #bjbj1 to        
recognize the #bcrd birthday of ,hadiya 
,pendleton 7born ,june #b1 #aiig71      
people across the ,united ,states will  
recognize ,national ,gun ,violence      
,awareness ,day and wear orange in      
tribute to-- 7#a7 ,hadiya ,pendleton and
 other victims of gun violence2 and     
7#b7 the loved ones of those victims2   
and ,whereas ,june #bjbj is an          
appropriate month to designate as       
,national ,gun ,violence ,awareness     
,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the
 ,senate-- 7#a7 supports-- 7,a7 the     
designation of ,june #bjbj as ,national 
,gun ,violence ,awareness ,month and the
 goals and ideals of that month2 and    
7,b7 the designation of ,june #e1 #bjbj1
 as ,national ,gun ,violence ,awareness 
,day1 in remembrance of the victims of  

gun violence2 and  7#b7 calls on the    
people of the ,united ,states to-- 7,a7 
promote greater awareness of gun        
violence and gun safety2  7,b7 wear     
orange1 the color that hunters wear to  
show that they are not targets1 on ,june
 #e1 #bjbj2  7,c7 concentrate heightened
 attention on gun violence during the   
summer months1 when gun violence        
typically increases2 and  7,d7 bring    
community members and leaders together  
to discuss ways to make communities     
safer4