Rep. Tammy Duckworth joined a group Thursday of some 25 Congressional members, led by Illinois Democrats Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Robin Kelly, to establish June 2 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day." They are encouraging people to wear orange that day to honor the innocent victims of gun violence.
At least sixteen U.S. Senators and eleven U.S. Representatives joined together to introduce a resolution in the House & Senate establishing June 2nd as “National Gun Violence Awareness Day” and designating June as “National Gun Violence Awareness Month.” Every day in America, an average of 297 men, women and children are shot, 91 of them fatally. Establishing a day to bring attention to the issue of gun violence honors the thousands of Americans who are victims of gun violence every year, including Hadiya Pendleton who was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois on January 29, 2013.
Duckworth called gun violence a "nationwide crisis" and noted that orange has a special symbolic meaning among hunters.
“Hunters already know that orange means ‘don’t shoot,’ but it’s time to bring that knowledge to the rest of our country,” said Congresswoman Duckworth.“I’m proud to join Senator Durbin and Congresswoman Kelly to help turn orange into a universal symbol of hope and of our commitment to protecting children from senseless gun violence."
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