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HCR50 • 2025

HONORING DELAWARE MOTHERS WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD AS A RESULT OF GUN VIOLENCE.

HONORING DELAWARE MOTHERS WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD AS A RESULT OF GUN VIOLENCE.

Children Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Gorman
Last action
2025-05-08
Official status
Passed 5/8/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify how the awareness and recognition will be implemented, leaving this aspect uncertain.

Honoring Mothers Who Lost Children to Gun Violence

This resolution honors mothers in Delaware who have lost children due to gun violence and promotes awareness about the impact of such tragedies.

What This Bill Does

  • Honor mothers in Delaware who have lost a child as a result of gun violence.
  • Encourage public awareness of the lasting impact that gun violence has on communities and residents in Delaware.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Mothers in Delaware who have lost children due to gun violence.
  • The public, especially those living in Delaware.

Terms To Know

Resolution
A formal statement by a legislative body expressing an opinion or declaring its will on some matter of public importance.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution does not provide financial support or specific actions to prevent gun violence.
  • It is unclear how the awareness and recognition will be carried out in practice.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-08 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in House

  2. 2025-05-08 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

  3. 2025-05-08 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

Official Summary Text

HONORING DELAWARE MOTHERS WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD AS A RESULT OF GUN VIOLENCE.
This Resolution honors all mothers in Delaware who have lost a child as a result of gun violence. This Resolution also encourages public awareness of the lasting impact that gun violence has on our communities and residents in Delaware.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Gorman & Rep. Romer & Sen. Lockman & Sen. Townsend

Reps. Bolden, Burns, Heffernan, K. Johnson, Morrison, Neal, Osienski, Phillips, D. Short, Kamela Smith, Snyder-Hall, Bush; Sens. Cruce, Hocker, Brown, Buckson, Hansen, Hoffner, Huxtable, Lawson, Mantzavinos, Paradee, Pettyjohn, Pinkney, Poore, Richardson, Seigfried, Sokola, Sturgeon, Walsh, Wilson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 50

HONORING DELAWARE MOTHERS WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD AS A RESULT OF GUN VIOLENCE.

WHEREAS, 127 people die by guns in Delaware-an average of 1 person killed every 3 days;

WHEREAS, firearms were the second leading cause of death among children and teenagers between the ages of 1-17, from 2018-2022, in Delaware;

WHEREAS, so many people killed in Delaware as a result of gun violence leaves many grieving mothers;

WHEREAS, mothers who have lost children due to gun violence are also victims who have to live everyday with the empty “hole” in their hearts;

WHEREAS, these grieving mothers have the burden of dealing with not only the emotional, but the medical, financial, and legal consequences that gun violence imposes on their families;

WHEREAS, mothers who have lost children due to gun violence many times do not get to see their children grow up, and achieve many life milestones such as graduation, marriage, and raising families of their own;

WHEREAS, no mother should ever have to bury a child who has died as a result of gun violence.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153

rd

General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that all mothers, throughout the State of Delaware, who have lost a child as a result of gun violence be particularly honored and remembered this coming Mother’s Day, May 11, 2025.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that that the General Assembly encourage expanded efforts to keep Delaware residents properly informed of the grief that comes from losing a child due to gun violence.

SYNOPSIS

This Resolution honors all mothers in Delaware who have lost a child as a result of gun violence. This Resolution also encourages public awareness of the lasting impact that gun violence has on our communities and residents in Delaware.