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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas Gun Sense volunteers from across the state are |
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gathering in Austin on April 2, 2019, to observe Texas Gun Sense |
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Advocacy Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2007 in the wake of the Virginia Tech |
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shooting, Texas Gun Sense is a nonprofit that supports |
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common-sense, evidence-based solutions for reducing gun-related |
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injuries and deaths; advocates work with fellow Texans and |
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lawmakers to address public health issues related to gun violence; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Gun Sense seeks to educate the public on |
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effective ways to secure guns in order to reduce crime and personal |
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injury, as well as raise awareness about suicide prevention and the |
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safe storage of firearms; the organization further acts as a |
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resource of information about federal, state, and local gun |
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policies; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a decade, Texas Gun Sense has worked to |
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keep the people of the Lone Star State safe from avoidable accidents |
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and injuries through its support of sensible firearm policy, and |
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the organization's legislative day provides a welcome opportunity |
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to recognize its volunteers; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 2, 2019, as Texas Gun Sense |
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Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those in |
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attendance sincere best wishes for an informative and memorable |
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visit; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |