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PRINTER'S NO. 3604
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 567
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY KAZEEM, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, KINKEAD, TIBURCIO, PIELLI,
McNEILL, HOWARD, MADDEN, SHUSTERMAN, MAYES, VENKAT, VITALI,
PROBST, SANCHEZ, RIVERA, WAXMAN, HOHENSTEIN, McANDREW,
PASHINSKI, O'MARA, D. WILLIAMS AND CIRESI, JUNE 12, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JUNE 15, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of June 2026 as "Gun Violence Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Gun violence is a national, State and local problem
affecting Americans in cities, suburbs and rural communities;
and
WHEREAS, Nearly 130 people are killed and more than 200
people are injured with firearms each day in the United States;
and
WHEREAS, An average of 60 children and teens are shot and
killed or injured each day in the United States; and
WHEREAS, In 2024, firearms were used in 76% of all homicides
in the United States and 57% of all suicides; and
WHEREAS, Among American adults, 21% have been personally
threatened with a firearm, 19% report that a family member was
killed by firearm, 17% have personally witnessed someone being
shot with a firearm and 4% have been injured with a firearm; and
WHEREAS, Gun violence is the leading cause of death for
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children under 18 years of age; and
WHEREAS, In this Commonwealth, an individual is killed with a
firearm every five hours; and
WHEREAS, A law enforcement officer in this Commonwealth is
fatally shot every six months; and
WHEREAS, This year, "National Gun Violence Awareness Month"
is being observed in June; and
WHEREAS, "Gun Violence Awareness Month" is a nationwide and
Statewide occasion to recognize the impact of gun violence;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of June 2026 as "Gun Violence Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge this
public safety and public health issue; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives memorialize the
lives lost to gun violence in this Commonwealth.
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