IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 361 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Day’’ 
and ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2017 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. 
GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. RUSH, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. BEYER, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. 
CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 
PLASKETT, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. THOMPSON 
of Mississippi, Ms. MOORE, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. 
DEMINGS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. CLEAVER, 
Mr. RICHMOND, and Mr. CLAY) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Gun Violence 
Awareness Day’’ and ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness 
Month’’. 
Whereas each year, more than— 
(1) 32,000 people in the United States are killed 
and 80,000 are injured by gunfire; 
(2) 11,000 people in the United States are killed in 
homicides involving firearms; 
(3) 21,000 people in the United States commit sui-
cide by using firearms; and 
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(4) 500 people in the United States are killed in ac-
cidental shootings; 
Whereas since 1968, more people of the United States have 
died from guns in the United States than have on the 
battlefields of all the wars in U.S. history; 
Whereas by one count in 2016, in the United States there 
were— 
(1) 384 mass shooting incidents in which not fewer 
than four people were killed or wounded by gunfire; and 
(2) 48 incidents in which a gun was fired in a 
school; 
Whereas gun violence typically escalates during the summer 
months; 
Whereas every 70 minutes one person in the United States 
under the age of 25 dies because of gun violence; 
Whereas more than 6,300 of such persons die annually, in-
cluding Hadiya Pendleton, who, in 2013, at age 15 was 
killed while standing in a Chicago park; 
Whereas, on June 2, 2017, on what would have been Hadiya 
Pendleton’s 20th birthday, people across the United 
States will recognize ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness 
Day’’ and wear orange in tribute to Hadiya, other victims 
of gun violence, and their loved ones; and 
Whereas June 2017 would be an appropriate month to des-
ignate as ‘‘National Gun Violence Awareness Month’’: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports— 
(A) the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Gun 
Violence Awareness Month’’; and 
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(B) the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Gun 
Violence Awareness Day’’ in remembrance of 
the victims of gun violence; and 
(2) calls on the people of the United States 
to— 
(A) promote greater awareness of gun vio-
lence and gun safety; 
(B) wear orange, the color that hunters 
wear to show they are not targets, on ‘‘National 
Gun Violence Awareness Day’’; 
(C) concentrate heightened attention on 
gun violence during the summer months, when 
gun violence typically increases; and 
(D) bring citizens and community leaders 
together to discuss ways to make communities 
safer. 
Æ 
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