FL S1322

Urges the U.S. Congress to designate September 2017 as "Firearm Violence Awareness Month"

Notes that Florida recorded 767 homicides, 154 rapes, 17,095 aggravated assaults, and 8,672 robberies involving firearms in 2015

Cites CDC data showing approximately 33,600 people killed and 81,000 injured annually in the United States from firearm-related incidents, with more than 2,600 victims aged 19 or younger

References recent mass casualty events including the June 12, 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando (49 killed, 53 wounded) and the August 30, 2016 drive-by shooting death of 8-year-old Jada Page in Miami

Directs the Florida Secretary of State to send copies of the memorial to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House, and all members of the Florida congressional delegation