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Virgin Islands committee advances bill to establish annual Gun Violence Awareness Week
Summary
The Government Operations Committee voted to forward legislation establishing an annual Virgin Islands Gun Violence Awareness Week to the Rules and Judiciary Committee after testimony from the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and discussion among senators.
The Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs and Consumer Protection voted June 23 to report favorably a bill to designate a Virgin Islands Gun Violence Awareness Week, to begin the Monday before the first Friday in June. Sponsor Senator Angel L. Bocas Jr. introduced the measure as an action-oriented observance tied to national awareness efforts.
The bill, introduced by Senator Angel L. Bocas Jr., would add section 200M to Title 1, Chapter 11 of the Virgin Islands Code to declare the week beginning the Monday before the first Friday in June as Virgin Islands Gun Violence Awareness Week. “This bill is not ceremonial. It is a call to remembrance, a call to intervention, and a call to action,” Bocas said during his presentation, citing recent shootings across the territory and urging a “long term holistic…
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