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Today I am wearing a t-shirt, which I would normally not wear at a Council meeting, however the powerful life saving message this orange t-shirt represents deemed it necessary. Together we can prevent gun violence amongst our young children and keep our community safer. Moms Demand Action are gun-sense advocates for safe storage of guns and for education of adult gun owners. The terribly grim statistic is that the second leading cause of death for children is gun violence, which includes preventable and unintended shootings/suicide. That statistic should be unacceptable to all of us. Gun violence destroys lives and communities. I want to give special recognition to Maryanne Crampton, a Lakewood resident, who has been persistent with communicating the importance of ending gun violence. She has reached out to the Lakewood Public Schools to advocate that the Be Smart Program be incorporated into the curriculum. The Be Smart Program helps adults normalize conversations with children on gun safety and to avoid child gun safety deaths. Please join me in supporting Resolution 2020-32 in a united effort to end gun violence and to declare June S, 2020 as gun violence awareness day in Lakewood, Ohio. Councilmember Neff made a motion, seconded by President O'Malley to receive and file the oral communication. Public Comment: Maryanne Crampton Ms, Crampton thanks Councilmember Neff for putting together the resolution and commented that gun violence is evidence of structural racism in society. She noted that Black Americans represent 57% of gun homicide victims and are 10 times more likely than white Americans to die by gun homicide. She shared updates on state legislation that aim to expand gun rights and decrease training. She described the purpose and elements of the Be Smart Program. President O'Malley commented on the need for strong gun laws and spoke about his personal experience dealing with lax gun regulations. Vice President Litten applauded Ms. Crampton's efforts and noted how race and guns are public health issues. On the motion: A roll call vote was taken as follows: Yeas —Bullock, Kepple, Litten, Neff, O'Malley, Rader, Shachner Nays —None Motion passed. The oral communication was received and filed. 8. RESOLUTION 2020-32 — A RESOLUTION to join together with concerned citizens, advocates, and survivors of gun violence to declare June 5, 2020 as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Lakewood, Ohio. (pg. 007)