[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 22595-22596]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  SENATE RESOLUTION 374--DESIGNATING OCTOBER 17, 2000, AS A ``DAY OF 
         NATIONAL CONCERN ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE AND GUN VIOLENCE''

  Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Warner) submitted the following 
resolution, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 374

       Whereas young people are our Nation's most important 
     resource, and we, as a society, have a vested interest in 
     enabling children to grow in an environment free from fear 
     and violence;
       Whereas young people can, by taking responsibility for 
     their own decisions and actions, and by positively 
     influencing the decisions and actions of others, help chart a 
     new and less violent direction for the entire Nation;
       Whereas students in every school district in the Nation 
     will be invited to take part in a day of nationwide 
     observance involving millions of their fellow students, and 
     will thereby be empowered to see themselves as significant 
     agents in a wave of positive social change; and
       Whereas the observance of October 17, 2000, as a ``Day of 
     National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence'' will 
     allow students to make a positive and earnest decision about 
     their future in that such students

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     will have the opportunity to voluntarily sign the ``Student 
     Pledge Against Gun Violence'', and promise that they will 
     never take a gun to school, will never use a gun to settle a 
     dispute, and will actively use their influence in a positive 
     manner to prevent friends from using guns to settle disputes: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates October 17, 2000, as a ``Day of National 
     Concern About Young People and Gun Violence''; and
       (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling on the school children of the United States to 
     observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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