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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, There were more than 4,000 gun-related deaths in |
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Texas in 2020 and gun violence in Texas costs $16.6 billion dollars |
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per year; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas also leads the United States in the number of |
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firearm mortalities, from 1999-2020, 4,090 Texas children died from |
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gun-related injuries; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas also leads the Nation in mass shootings; and |
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WHEREAS, On May 24, 2022, 19 school children and two teachers |
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were murdered during the attack on Robb Elementary in Uvalde Texas |
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using a weapon manufactured by Daniel Defense; and |
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WHEREAS, the Confederate Soldiers Monument on the South |
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Grounds of the Capitol commemorates Texas' ignoble secession from |
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the Union and the Confederate States of America's dangerous and |
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immoral quest to enslave human beings; and |
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WHEREAS, The victims of mass shootings in Texas should not be |
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forgotten in our hearts and minds; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Confederate Soldiers Monument on the South |
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grounds of the Capitol shall be removed and placed in the Austin |
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State Cemetery; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby approve the construction of a statue or monument in the place |
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of the Confederate Soldiers Monument that pays tribute to Texans |
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lost in mass shootings; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the statue or monument memorializing the |
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fallen in mass shootings in Texas be wholly funded by private |
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donations and that donor's names not be inscribed on the statue or |
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monument; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward official copies |
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of this resolution to the executive director of the State |
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Preservation Board. |