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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 3, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-e <br /> SUBJECT: National Gun Violence Awareness Day Proclamation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of County <br /> Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Jamezetta Bedford, Chair, Board of <br /> County Commissioners, 919-245- <br /> 2130 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a proclamation recognizing June 6, 2025 as National Gun Violence <br /> Awareness Day. <br /> BACKGROUND: Every day, more than 125 Americans are killed by gun violence and more than <br /> 200 are shot or wounded. Americans are 26 times more likely to be murdered with guns than <br /> people in other developed countries. North Carolina ranks 24th amongst states for gun deaths in <br /> the United States, with an average of 1,714 deaths every year with 56% of gun-related deaths by <br /> suicide. Orange County supports efforts to enact common sense gun safety laws and educate <br /> the community on gun safety. By wearing orange on June 6, 2025, Americans will raise <br /> awareness about gun violence and honor the lives and lost human potential of Americans stolen <br /> by gun violence. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact applicable to consideration of the attached <br /> proclamation. <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: <br /> • GOAL 2: HEALTHY COMMUNITY <br /> OBJECTIVE 1. Improve harm reduction, prevention, and support services for adults and <br /> children experiencing behavioral health issues, substance use disorder, and intellectual or <br /> developmental disability. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proclamation <br /> and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />