By Hupp                                              H.C.R. No. 194

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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, Teaching children to act safely around firearms is a

 1-2     critical step in the effort to reduce the number of firearm-related

 1-3     accidents among our nation's young people; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, The Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program teaches the

 1-5     fundamentals of firearm safety to elementary school-aged children

 1-6     in an effective and enjoyable way, communicating to them the

 1-7     lifesaving message that when they see a gun they should stop,

 1-8     immediately leave the area, and tell an adult; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, Literature and teaching materials from this

1-10     nationally recognized program are widely available to schools and

1-11     police departments throughout the United States; since 1988, more

1-12     than 8,000 public and private schools and 2,500 law enforcement

1-13     agencies have relayed the program's valuable message to 6.5 million

1-14     children in America; and

1-15           WHEREAS, House Concurrent Resolution 24 adopted by the 73rd

1-16     Legislature of the State of Texas encouraged the Texas Education

1-17     Agency to promote the use of the National Rifle Association's Eddie

1-18     Eagle Gun Safety Program in our schools, and the importance of

1-19     continuing the positive efforts of this vital program cannot be

1-20     overstated; now, therefore, be it

1-21           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-22     hereby declare the week of October 20-24, 1997, as Children's Gun

1-23     Safety Week and encourage all citizens of the State of Texas to

1-24     support the National Rifle Association's Eddie Eagle Gun Safety

 2-1     Program in promoting children's firearm safety in Texas.