HomeMy WebLinkAbout0501 Gun Turn in DayProclamation of Gun Turn-In Day
Whereas 49% of Oregon homes have guns, exceeding the national rate of 35%
of homes, and
Whereas 22,000 Oregon children live in homes where firearms are kept loaded
and unlocked, and
Whereas a gun in the home is 43 times more likely to kill a family member or
friend than it is to be used in self-defense, and
Whereas the risk of suicide is 5 times greater in homes with guns and the risk
increases to nine times greater for teenagers, and
Whereas guns are quickly overtaking auto accidents as the leading cause of
death of adolescents ages 18-24 years, and
Whereas the voluntary, no-questions-asked gun turn-in day in Medford, Oregon,
in 2000 provided the opportunity for Rogue Valley residents to exchange 315 guns
for gift certificates,
With the goal of building safe and healthy communities free from gun violence, the
mayor and the Ashland City Council do hereby proclaim May 12, 2001, as
Gun Turn-In Day for the Rogue Valley
to be held in Ashland at the Ashland Christian Fellowship Church Parking Lot from
10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Dated this Ist day of May, 2001.
DeBoer, Mayo~
'bara Christensen, City Recorder