A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
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Latest Action · June 8, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2665-2666)
This resolution expresses Senate support for designating June 5, 2026, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the entire month of June 2026 as National Gun Violence Awareness Month. The resolution highlights statistics on gun violence in the United States, noting that nearly 47,000 people are killed and 97,000 are wounded by gunfire annually, and emphasizes that more Americans have died from guns since 1968 than in all U.S. wars combined. The designated day specifically honors Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old killed in Chicago in 2013, on what would have been her 29th birthday. The resolution calls on Americans to wear orange—the color hunters wear for visibility—on the awareness day and encourages communities to discuss gun safety and violence prevention during the summer months when gun violence typically increases. This is a symbolic resolution with no funding requirements or enforcement mechanisms.
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