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Mayor proclaims June 6 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Summary
The mayor issued a proclamation designating Friday, June 6, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in the city and received public comments from a local Moms Demand Action representative urging secure-storage ordinances and education.
Mayor Troy Brumble read a proclamation declaring Friday, June 6, 2025, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in the city.
The proclamation cited national and state gun death statistics presented in the text and referenced Hy'dia Pendleton (as in the proclamation text) and the origin of wearing orange to honor victims. The mayor delivered the proclamation from the dais and the council accepted it.
During public comment, a representative of Forsyth County Moms Demand Action thanked the mayor and council for the recognition and urged the city to partner with the police chief and the group to educate parents about firearms safety and to consider adding a secure-storage ordinance for firearms in homes and vehicles. The speaker said the group would work with the city to reduce gun deaths and emphasized that gun violence is a complex issue requiring multiple actions; they provided various state-level figures for Georgia that were cited during remarks.
The council did not take formal legislative action on secure-storage ordinances at the meeting; the remarks were presented during the proclamation and public comment period and no vote or direction to staff on the ordinance was recorded.
