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        |  | R E S O L U T I O N | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Texas Gun Sense volunteers from across the state are | 
      
        |  | gathering in Austin on April 2, 2019, to observe Texas Gun Sense | 
      
        |  | Advocacy Day at the State Capitol; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Established in 2007 in the wake of the Virginia Tech | 
      
        |  | shooting, Texas Gun Sense is a nonprofit that supports | 
      
        |  | common-sense, evidence-based solutions for reducing gun-related | 
      
        |  | injuries and deaths; advocates work with fellow Texans and | 
      
        |  | lawmakers to address public health issues related to gun violence; | 
      
        |  | and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Texas Gun Sense seeks to educate the public on | 
      
        |  | effective ways to secure guns in order to reduce crime and personal | 
      
        |  | injury, as well as raise awareness about suicide prevention and the | 
      
        |  | safe storage of firearms; the organization further acts as a | 
      
        |  | resource of information about federal, state, and local gun | 
      
        |  | policies; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, For more than a decade, Texas Gun Sense has worked to | 
      
        |  | keep the people of the Lone Star State safe from avoidable accidents | 
      
        |  | and injuries through its support of sensible firearm policy, and | 
      
        |  | the organization's legislative day provides a welcome opportunity | 
      
        |  | to recognize its volunteers; now, therefore, be it | 
      
        |  | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | 
      
        |  | Legislature hereby recognize April 2, 2019, as Texas Gun Sense | 
      
        |  | Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those in | 
      
        |  | attendance sincere best wishes for an informative and memorable | 
      
        |  | visit; and, be it further | 
      
        |  | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | 
      
        |  | prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | 
      
        |  | Texas House of Representatives. | 
      
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        |  | Goodwin | 
      
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        |  | ______________________________ | 
      
        |  | Speaker of the House | 
      
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        |  | I certify that H.R. No. 1048 was adopted by the House on April | 
      
        |  | 2, 2019, by a non-record vote. | 
      
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        |  | ______________________________ | 
      
        |  | Chief Clerk of the House | 
      
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