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Introduced Session

This joint resolution designates June of each year as "Gun Violence Awareness Month" in New Jersey. Firearm violence is an epidemic in the United States and has a negative effect on society. According to 2019 CDC data, almost 40,000 people in the United States died from firearm-related injury. Americans are more likely than those in other developed countries to be murdered as the result of firearm violence. Firearm violence is the leading cause of death of women in United States instances of domestic violence and adversely affects children as well. Firearm violence has a devastating effect on communities within the United States, for instance, in the form of increased healthcare costs, increased criminal justice costs, increased costs to employers, and lost wages of gunshot victims. Communities can also experience lowered property values, neighborhood flight due to safety concerns, and lost business opportunities due to crimes committed by individuals with firearms.

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Carol Murphy (D)*,  Annette Quijano (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee (on 02/22/2024)

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