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AZ HR2005

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Mariana Sandoval

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Declares gun violence a public health crisis in Arizona through a House Resolution
  • Cites that 1,265 Arizonans were killed by firearms in 2020, with firearm deaths beginning to significantly increase statewide in 2014
  • Notes that in 2022, firearms surpassed drug overdoses and car accidents as the leading cause of death for Arizona children ages 15-17
  • References CDC data showing more Americans died from gun-related injuries in 2021 than any other year on record, with over 600 people dying daily from firearms violence nationwide
  • States that Americans are 25 times more likely to be killed in a gun homicide than residents of other high-income peer countries

Legislative Description

Gun violence; public health crisis

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