09-R310
2009 -- H 6253
Enacted 06/25/09
H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING JUNE
21, 2009 AS ASKING SAVES KIDS DAY
Introduced
By: Representatives Naughton,
Date Introduced: June 10, 2009
WHEREAS, On Sunday, June
21, 2009, organizations and individuals around the country
will celebrate National Asking Saves Kids Day “ASK” held
annually on the first day of the
summer, a time of year when children play more often in
other homes; and
WHEREAS, The epidemic of gun violence is plaguing our nation’s
children and claiming
eight lives a day. Over 40% of American homes with children
have guns, many of them are kept
unlocked and loaded, and children in the
from all natural causes combined; and
WHEREAS, The ASK
campaign urges parents to ask their neighbors if there is a gun in
their home before sending a child over to play; and
WHEREAS, Through a national public health campaign it is hoped that
asking will
become part of good parenting vernacular; offering a real
solution that all Americans can adopt to
help protect our families and children and that work
immediately to save lives; and
WHEREAS, The power of the ASK campaign is that it enrolls all
Americans concerned
with the welfare of children, including gun owners, and
makes the solution to gun violence a
discussion about public safety and good parenting; now,
therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of
Providence Plantations
hereby proclaims June 21, 2009 to be “ASK Day” and calls upon the
citizens of the State to recognize this special observance
with appropriate ceremonies and
activities; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the ASK
organization.
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LC02768
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