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District Of Columbia Council Bill CER25-0083

District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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6- A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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10-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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12-June 6, 2023
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14-To recognize the month of June 2023 as “Gun Violence Awareness Month” in the District
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16-WHEREAS, Hadiya Pendleton, a teenager from Chicago who marched in the presidential
17-inaugural parade in January 2013 and was tragically shot and killed weeks later, should be
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18+Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. Councilmember Christina Henderson 16
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22+Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Anita Bonds 20
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26+Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 24
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30+Councilmember Vincent C. Gray 28
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33+A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 31
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37+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 35
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41+To recognize the month of June 2023 as “Gun Violence Awareness Month” in the District 39
42+ of Columbia. 40
43+WHEREAS, Hadiya Pendleton, a teenager from Chicago who marched in the presidential 41
44+inaugural parade in January 2013 and was tragically shot and killed weeks later, should be 42
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21-WHEREAS, to help honor Hadiya and to raise awareness of the epidemic of gun violence
22-in the United States, a national coalition of organizations has designated June 2, 2023 as
23-National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the month of June as Gun Violence Awareness
24-Month;
25-WHEREAS, there are an average of nearly 60 gun homicides across the country each
26-day, and nearly 100 Americans are harmed by guns e very day;
27-WHEREAS, in the District of Columbia in 2022, 174 people were ki lled by gunfire and
28-710 more were injured;
29-WHEREAS, in the District of Columbia in 2022, 16 children were killed by gunfire and
30-89 more were injured;
31-WHEREAS, t he Council encourages all District residents to look for ways to support
32-their local communities’ efforts to prevent the tragic effects of gun violence and honor and
33-value precious human life.
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35-RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
36-resolution may be cited as the “Gun Violence Awareness Month Recognition Resolution of
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38-Sec. 2. The Council declares the month of June 2023 as “Gun Violence Awareness
39-Month” in the District of Columbia.
40-Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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49+WHEREAS, to help honor Hadiya and to raise awareness of the epidemic of gun violence 44
50+in the United States, a national coalition of organizations has designated June 2, 2023 as 45
51+National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the month of June as Gun Violence Awareness 46
52+Month; 47
53+WHEREAS, there are an average of nearly 60 gun homicides across the country each 48
54+day, and nearly 100 Americans are harmed by guns every day; 49
55+WHEREAS, in the District of Columbia in 2022, 174 people were killed by gunfire and 50
56+710 more were injured; 51
57+WHEREAS, in the District of Columbia in 2022, 16 children were killed by gunfire and 52
58+89 more were injured; 53
59+WHEREAS, the Council encourages all District residents to look for ways to support 54
60+their local communities’ efforts to prevent the tragic effects of gun violence and honor and 55
61+value precious human life: 56
62+RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 57
63+resolution may be cited as the “Gun Violence Awareness Month Recognition Resolution of 58
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65+Sec. 2. The Council declares the month of June 2023 as “Gun Violence Awareness 60
66+Month” in the District of Columbia. 61
67+Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 62
68+the District of Columbia Register. 63