MI SR0089

Designates September 9, 2015, as Standing For Peace and Justice Day to commemorate efforts to address gun violence in America.

Documents gun violence statistics including 11,000 annual gun murders, 20,000 suicides by gun, and 73,000 emergency room visits for gunshot wounds as of 2010.

Declares homicide in America a national health crisis and calls on Congress to enact bipartisan legislation addressing gun violence.

Identifies proposed legislation Congress should pass, including requirements to report lost and stolen guns, assault weapons bans, closing gun show loopholes, and repealing the Tiahrt Amendment restricting law enforcement access to gun trace data.

Highlights disproportionate impact of gun violence on African-American youth ages 14-34, where homicide has been the leading cause of death for over 30 years.