,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bf1 #bjbb,mr4   
,durb9 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mrs4
 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,book]1  
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,re$1    
,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,m>key1   
,mr4 ,lujn1 & ,ms4 ,baldw97 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,express+ support = ! designation (     
,june #c1 #bjbb1 z ,national ,gun       
,viol5ce ,aw>5ess ,day & ,june #bjbb z  
,national ,gun ,viol5ce ,aw>5ess ,mon?4 
,:]eas1 ea* ye> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 m    
?an-- 7#a7 #ch1ejj individuals are kill$
 & #he1jjj individuals are w\nd$ by     
gunfire2  7#b7 #ae1jjj individuals are  
kill$ 9 homicides involv+ guns2  7#c7   
#bc1jjj individuals die by suicide us+ a
 gun2 &  7#d7 #dij individuals are kill$
 9 un9t5tional %oot+s2 ,:]eas1 s9ce     
#aifh1 m p h di$ f guns 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates ?an h di$ on ! battlefields ( all
 ! w>s 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    

,:]eas #bjba 0 "o ( ! deadlie/ ye>s on  
record = ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) an e/imat$  
#bj1gjj p kill$ 9 gun homicides or      
nonsuicide-relat$ %oot+s1 a #f p]c5t    
increase ov] #bjbj2 ,:]eas un9t5tional  
%oot+ dea?s by *ildr5 rec5tly increas$  
by ne>ly #a_/c1 comp>+ incid5ts 9 ,m>*  
to ,decemb] ( #bjbj to ! same mon?s 9   
#bjai2 ,:]eas1 by #a c\nt1 9 #bjba 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 !re 7 #fic mass %oot+    
incid5ts 9 :i* at lea/ #d p 7 kill$ or  
w\nd$ by gunfire2 ,:]eas1 s9ce #bjaj1   
#fe1jjj vet]ans ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h di$ by
 suicide 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) ! ov]:elm+
 majority ( su* dea?s be+ ! result ( a  
fire>m2 ,:]eas1 e ye> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 m ?an #c1ejj *ildr5 & te5s are kill$ by
 gun viol5ce & #ae1jjj *ildr5 & te5s are
 %ot & w\nd$2 ,:]eas approximately      
#h1ejj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ! age (   
#be die because ( gun viol5ce annually1 
includ+ ,hadiya ,p5dleton1 :o1 9 #bjac1 
0 kill$ at #ae ye>s ( age 9 ,*icago1    
,ill9ois1 :ile /&+ 9 a p>k2 ,:]eas1 on  
,june #c1 #bjbb1 to recognize ! #be?    

bir?day ( ,hadiya ,p5dleton 7born ,june 
#b1 #aiig71 p across ! ,unit$ ,/ates w  
recognize ,national ,gun ,viol5ce       
,aw>5ess ,day & we> orange 9 tribute    
to-- 7#a7 ,hadiya ,p5dleton & o!r       
victims ( gun viol5ce2 &  7#b7 ! lov$   
ones ( ^? victims2 & ,:]eas ,june #bjbb 
is an appropriate mon? to designate z   
,national ,gun ,viol5ce ,aw>5ess ,mon?3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
supports-- 7,a7 ! designation ( ,june   
#bjbb z ,national ,gun ,viol5ce ,aw>5ess
 ,mon? & ! goals & ideals ( t mon?2 &   
7,b7 ! designation ( ,june #c1 #bjbb1 z 
,national ,gun ,viol5ce ,aw>5ess ,day1 9
 remembrance ( ! victims ( gun viol5ce2 
&  7#b7 calls on ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to-- 7,a7 promote great] aw>5ess ( gun  
viol5ce & gun safety2  7,b7 we> orange1 
! color t hunt]s we> to %[ t !y are n   
t>gets1 on ,national ,gun ,viol5ce      
,aw>5ess ,day2  7,c7 conc5trate height5$
 att5tion on gun viol5ce dur+ ! summ]   
mon?s1 :5 gun viol5ce typically         
increases2 &  7,d7 br+ community memb]s 

& lead]s toge!r to discuss ways to make 
communities saf]4