August 2025 Gun Safety Awareness Month Prodamatialt
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WHEREAS, the City of Denton is committed to ensuring the safety of all residents and
unsecured guns pose clear safety risks, particularly when guns are not securely
stored and are accessible to unsupervised minors,which significantly increases the
risk of death or injury;and
WHEREAS, 4.6 million minors in the US live in homes with at least one loaded, unlocked
firearm, marking the importance of responsible gun ownership, safe storage
practices, and awareness of prevention strategies are crucial steps in reducing
preventable tragedies;and
WHEREAS, between 2020 and 2024,Cook Children's Fort Worth Medical Center treated 303-
gun related injuries so educating communities to practice safe gun handling and
storage is a proven, actionable, and meaningful way to create safer homes and
neighborhoods across our city,state and country.
NOW,THEREFORE, I, Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor of the City of Denton, Texas, do hereby declare and
proclaim August 2025 as
"GUN SAFETY AWARENESS NIONTH"
in the City of Denton.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the official seal of the City of Denton,Texas to be affixed
this the 5'day of August 2025.
,rr GERARD HUDSP TH,MAYOR
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ATTEST:
LAUREN TEiODEN,CITY SECRETARY
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