H.Res.1365 - Commending the National Rifle Association for developing the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program and teaching 23,000,000 children its lifesaving message.111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Shown Here: Introduced in House (05/18/2010)
111th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. RES. 1365
Commending the National Rifle Association
for developing the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program and teaching 23,000,000 children
its lifesaving message.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 18, 2010
Mr. Shuler (for
himself, Mr. Hill,
Ms. Markey of Colorado,
Mr. Simpson,
Mr. Donnelly of Indiana,
Mr. Ellsworth,
Mr. Larsen of Washington,
Mr. Griffith,
Mr. Conaway,
Mr. Tanner,
Mr. Minnick,
Mr. Taylor,
Mr. Rodriguez,
Mr. Carter,
Mr. Salazar,
Mr. Melancon,
Ms. Herseth Sandlin,
Mr. Jones,
Ms. Giffords,
Mr. Aderholt,
Mr. Kissell,
Ms. Jenkins,
Mr. Moran of Kansas,
Mr. Burton of Indiana,
Mr. Alexander,
Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona,
Mr. Austria,
Mr. Smith of Washington,
Mr. Rahall,
Mr. Tiahrt,
Mr. Wilson of Ohio,
Mr. Terry,
Mr. Chandler,
Mr. McHenry,
Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas,
Mr. Coble,
Mrs. Schmidt,
Mr. Boyd, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Poe
of Texas, Mr. Boccieri,
Mr. Pence,
Mr. Turner,
Mr. Cardoza,
Mr. Space,
Mr. Childers,
Mrs. Myrick,
Mr. McCaul,
Mr. Davis of Tennessee,
Mr. Bishop of Utah,
Mr. Carney,
Mr. Boren,
Mr. Ryan of Ohio,
Mr. Pomeroy,
Mr. Scalise,
Mr. Courtney,
Mr. Bachus,
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
Mr. Schauer,
Mr. Perriello,
Mr. Kratovil,
Mr. Schock,
Mr. Hodes,
Mr. McIntyre,
Mrs. Emerson,
Mr. Shuster,
Mr. Boozman,
Mr. Bright,
Mr. Smith of Nebraska,
Mr. Rehberg,
Mrs. Capito,
Mr. Johnson of Illinois,
Mr. Hunter,
Mr. Reichert,
Ms. Titus,
Mr. Kagen,
Mr. Luetkemeyer,
Mr. Ross, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Bishop of Georgia,
Mr. Cuellar,
Mr. Latta,
Mr. Skelton,
Mr. Murphy of New York,
Mr. Peterson,
Mr. Teague,
Mr. Souder,
Ms. Foxx, Mr. Arcuri, Mr.
Michaud, Mr. Oberstar,
Mr. Graves,
Mr. Etheridge,
Mr. Baca, Mr. Bonner, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Stupak,
Mr. Matheson,
Mr. Nye, Mr. Latham, Mr.
Spratt, Mr. Wittman,
Mr. Walden,
Mr. Goodlatte,
Mr. Altmire,
Mr. Gallegly,
Mr. Marshall,
Mr. Calvert,
Mr. Guthrie,
Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Gordon of Tennessee,
Mr. Coffman of Colorado,
Mr. Walz, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey,
Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. McCarthy of California,
Mr. Upton, and
Mr. Flake) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor
RESOLUTION
Commending the National Rifle Association
for developing the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program and teaching 23,000,000 children
its lifesaving message.
Whereas the National Rifle Association created the Eddie
Eagle GunSafe Program to teach the fundamentals of firearm safety to children
in an effective way;
Whereas nearly half of United States households have
firearms;
Whereas Eddie Eagle was designed in partnership with
teachers, school administrators, curriculum and reading specialists, clinical
psychologists, law enforcement agents, and urban housing safety
officials;
Whereas through activity books, posters, and other
educational materials, children are reminded of a simple safety message,
“If you see a gun: STOP! Don’t Touch. Leave the Area. Tell an
Adult”;
Whereas the nationally recognized Eddie Eagle GunSafe
Program has been a leader in teaching firearm accident prevention to children
in the United States for more than 22 years;
Whereas the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program has been used by
more than 26,000 public or private schools, law enforcement agencies, and civic
organizations, and has reached 23,000,000 children since 1988;
Whereas the annual number of firearm accidents has
declined more than 80 percent since the inception of the program;
Whereas the program has been reviewed and recommended by
the U.S. Department of Justice (through its Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention);
Whereas the legislatures of 23 States have passed
resolutions recommending the use of the Eddie Eagle Program; and
Whereas the governors of 26 States have signed resolutions
recommending the use of the Eddie Eagle Program: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of
Representatives—
(1) commends the National Rifle Association for
developing the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program and teaching 23,000,000 children its
lifesaving message;
(2) supports the goals
and objectives of the National Rifle Association’s Eddie Eagle gun safety
program;
(3) encourages
educators across the United States to incorporate gun education programs in
elementary school curricula to help decrease the incidence of accidental
gun-related deaths among children; and
(4) encourages civic
and community organizations concerned about the safety and well-being of
children across the United States to support funding for the Eddie Eagle
GunSafe Program at the local level.