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MI SR0122

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

12/8/2015

Primary Sponsor

Curtis Hertel

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Origin

Senate

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Designates December 9-16, 2015, as Remembrance for All Victims of Gun Violence Week in Michigan
  • Commemorates the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14, 2012, where 20 children and 6 teachers were killed
  • Cites statistics that seven children and teens under age 20 are killed by guns daily in the United States and that American children die by guns 11 times more often than in other high-income countries
  • Notes that gun violence claims over 30,000 American lives annually, including over 19,000 suicides and over 11,000 homicides
  • Encourages Michigan citizens to honor peacemakers and renew commitment to preventing gun violence

Legislative Description

A resolution to designate December 9 - 16, 2015, as Remembrance for All Victims of Gun Violence Week in Michigan.

Remembrance For All Victims of Gun Violence Week

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

12/8/2015

Committee Referrals

Government Operations12/8/2015

Full Bill Text

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