National Gun Violence Awareness DayDelray Beach
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100 N W 1St AVENUE •DELRAY BEACH FLORIDA 33444 •561/243-7000
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WHEREAS,every day,more than I 00 Americans are killed by gun violence and on
average there are nearly I 3.000 -gun homicides each year;and
WHEREAS,protecting public safety in the communities they serve is the Mayors·highest
responsibi I ity;and
WHEREAS,Mayors and law enforcement officers know their communities best,are the
most familiar with local criminal activity and how to address it,and are best positioned to
understand how to keep their citizens safe;and
WHEREAS.in January 2013.Hadiya Pendleton,a teenager who marched in President
Obama's second inaugural parade and was tragically shot and killed just weeks later,should be
now celebrating her 23"birthday:and
WHEREAS,to help honor Hadiya-and the more than I 00 Americans whose lives are cut
short and the countless survivors who are injured by shootings every day a national coalition of
organizations has designated June 5"2020.the first Friday in June,as the 6National Gun Violence
Awareness Day;and
WHEREAS,the idea was inspired by a group of Hadiya's friends,who asked their
classmates to commemorate her life by wearing orange;they chose this color because hunters wear
orange to announce themselves to other hunters when out in the woods and orange is a color that
symbolizes the value of human life;and
WHEREAS,anyone can join this campaign by pledging to Wear Orange on June 5".the
first Friday in June 2020,to help raise awareness about gun violence;and
WHEREAS,by wearing orange on June 5,2020,Americans will raise awareness about
gun violence and honor the lives of gun violence victims and survivors;and
WHEREAS,we renew our commitment to reduce gun violence and pledge to do all we
can to keep firearms out of the wrong hands,and encourage responsible gun ownership to help keep
our children safe.
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that Mayor Shelley Petrolia of the City of Delray
Beach declares the first Friday in June,June 5,2020.to be:
National Gun Violence Awareness Day
and encourage all citizens to support their local communities'efforts to prevent the tragic effects
of gun violence and to honor and value human lives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the City
of Delray Beach.Florida.to be affixed this 2day of June 2020.
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