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This resolution commemorates June 2025 as Gun Violence Awareness Month, drawing attention to the widespread impact of gun violence in the United States. The resolution highlights several key points, including the staggering statistic that more Americans have died from guns since 1968 than in all U.S. war battlefields combined, and notes that by 2025, over 15,000 Americans have already lost their lives to gun violence, including nearly 100 children under 11 years old. It pays special tribute to Hadiya Pendleton, a teenager who was tragically killed just weeks after marching in President Obama's second inaugural parade, and whose friends subsequently created the "Wear Orange" movement to honor her memory and raise awareness about gun violence. The resolution calls on citizens to support community efforts to prevent gun violence and to honor human life, symbolically using the color orange as a national representation of the gun violence prevention movement. By commemorating this month, the resolution aims to raise public awareness about the devastating consequences of gun violence and remember its victims.

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SR-0054